POST OFFICE CLOSURES

Early day motion 839, tabled 5 March 2003 by Jim Cunningham (Labour). Signed by 44 members.

That this House notes with concern the increasing number of local post office closures, particularly the branches of Whitley Village, Kempas and Bloomfield Road in Coventry; further notes the difficulties this will cause older people and parents who rely on their local post office for the payment of pensions and other benefits and services; and calls upon the Government to have urgent discussions with the Post Office at national level to reverse the proposed post office closures, not only in Coventry but nationwide.

Signatures by party: Labour 27, Labour/Co-operative 5, Liberal Democrat 5, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, UUP 2, Conservative 1.