POST OFFICE CLOSURES - BURNLEY

Early day motion 722, tabled 10 February 2005 by Peter Pike (Labour). Signed by 8 members.

That this House regrets the closure of the Branshaw Road Post Office on 28th February and the Oxford Road branch on 2nd March; notes that these closures will complete the seven proposed closures; considers that this action confirms the widely-held view that the consultation exercise was a sham, ignoring all representations, petitions, protests and demonstrations and ignoring in particular the need for local post offices of the elderly and poorer sections of the community; and hopes that no further closures proposals will be forthcoming and that the Post Office will try to improve access to local post offices for all sections of the community.

Signatures by party: Labour 5, DUP 2, Liberal Democrat 1.