CROWN POST OFFICES

Early day motion 1853, tabled 1 November 2004 by Geraldine Smith (Labour). Signed by 101 members.

That this House is alarmed by reports that the Post Office is planning to close or sell up to half of its high street Crown post offices; notes that this would leave hundreds of thousands of people without easy access to basic postal services and would cause the loss of jobs for highly trained postal workers; further notes that the Post Office would appear to be asset stripping in an attempt to raise profits; and calls on the Government to intervene and do all in its power to prevent the unacceptable loss of service to the public.

Signatures by party: Labour 71, Liberal Democrat 14, Labour/Co-operative 5, Plaid Cymru 4, DUP 3, Scottish National Party 3, UUP 1.