POST OFFICE ACTIVITIES IN HAVERING

Early day motion 1093, tabled 29 April 2004 by Lord Cryer (Labour). Signed by 13 members.

That this House deplores the chaos that has ensued in the London Borough of Havering after the Post Office's decision to reduce mail deliveries to households to one a day, by lunchtime; notes that this has resulted in mail going undelivered and complaints by business users; further deplores the fact that this comes on top of proposals to close permanently five sub post offices in Hornchurch, at Albany Road, Mungo Park Road, Bevan Way, New Road Rainham and Roneo Corner; believes that this will cause distress to many elderly and disabled post office users, many of whom do not have access to cars and will have to endure lengthy journeys on foot in order to visit the post office; is concerned that residents of sheltered accommodation in Adelphi Crescent will have particular difficulties because of the loss of the Albany Road post office; and calls on the Post Office to halt this closure programme.

Signatures by party: Labour 9, Liberal Democrat 3, Conservative 1.