POST OFFICE CLOSURES AND THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES BILL

Early day motion 131, tabled 16 November 2006 by Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 47 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 the measures to empower local communities to keep their post offices if they so wish; and supports the provisions of the Sustainable Communities Bill and hopes that they will be introduced in this Parliament.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 16, Labour 15, Conservative 7, DUP 6, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1.