VIABLE POST OFFICES IN THE COMMUNITY

Early day motion 2231, tabled 23 May 2006 by Joan Walley (Labour). Signed by 78 members.

That this House notes that the value of the Post Office in each community adds up to more than the sum of its individual transactions; understands that current decisions by the BBC and Department for Work and Pensions to move services from post offices will further undermine the viability of local post offices; and calls upon the Government to set up a task force and work cross-departmentally to support diversified and sustainable post offices at the very heart of the communities they serve.

Signatures by party: Labour 36, Liberal Democrat 22, Conservative 11, DUP 4, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.