LONDON POST OFFICE CLOSURES

Early day motion 1071, tabled 27 February 2008 by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 33 members.

That this House regrets the planned closure of 170 post offices in London; recognises that hundreds of thousands of people will be affected by these closures because they may not be able to travel the extra distance to the next post office; notes that once a branch is closed it is highly unlikely that it will be reopened; is concerned that with the current high rate of population growth in the city, Londoners will be even more disadvantaged in the coming years by this proposal; recognises that whilst one fifth of London's post offices are being closed, the three Crown post offices in the House, all within 100 metres of one another, remain open; and requests that Parliament should not be exempt from the disadvantage of post office closures

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 28, Conservative 3, DUP 1, Independent 1.