CLOSURE OF MAIL CENTRES

Early day motion 2803, tabled 18 October 2006 by Martin Salter (Labour). Signed by 39 members.

That this House condemns the proposal by Royal Mail to close its mail centres at Gloucester and Reading and transfer operations to Swindon; considers that Royal Mail should have consulted fully, publishing all the evidence in full, before putting forward such a proposal; believes that the centralising of these mail centres will result in thousands of miles of unnecessary and unsustainable journeys by road, thereby causing entirely avoidable pollution and damage to the environment; and further considers that this sets a dangerous precedent for further closure of other mail centres in the UK.

Signatures by party: Labour 28, Liberal Democrat 4, Conservative 3, Plaid Cymru 2, DUP 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.