POST OFFICE/BARCLAYS BANK CORNWALL EXPERIMENT

Early day motion 507, tabled 9 March 2000 by Jim Dobbin (Labour/Co-operative). Signed by 37 members.

That this House urges Barclays Bank to put its decision to close the Norden Branch of Barclays Bank and other branches throughout the country on hold until the co-operative experiment between the Post Office and Barclays Bank in Cornwall has been given time to provide simple retail banking services in village areas using the Post Office as agent.

Signatures by party: Labour 31, Labour/Co-operative 3, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Unknown 1.