POST OFFICE CLOSURES AND THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES BILL

Early day motion 2149, tabled 11 May 2006 by Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 45 members.

That this House is concerned at the ongoing decline of numbers of post offices; notes that post office closures often impact most heavily on rural communities; acknowledges that post offices are one of the local services that help create sustainable communities; welcomes measures to empower local communities to keep their post offices if they so wish; and so supports the provisions of the Sustainable Communities Bill and hopes they will be introduced in this Parliament.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 24, Labour 11, Conservative 4, DUP 2, Scottish National Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.