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Post Offices: Local Government Services

Asked by Graham LeadbitterScottish National PartyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 94361

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's Future of Post Office Green Paper, what discussions his Department has had with Government bodies on providing further in-person government services at post offices.

Answered by Blair McDougall

The Government’s Green Paper consultation on the future of the Post Office closed on 6 October. We thank all individuals and organisations for their detailed responses, including the responses related to Post Office’s role in providing in-person government services. We are carefully considering all responses in consultation with other departments, ahead of publishing the government response in early 2026.

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