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Closure Of Directly Managed Post Office Branches

EDM number 1884 in 2003-04, proposed by Kerry Pollard on 08/11/2004.

That this House recognises the importance of post office branches to local communities, particularly the elderly, disabled and people without access to private cars; commends the work of post office managers and franchises in providing benefits, banking services, passport checking and many other important services to people in their communities; welcomes the Government's announcement of funding to enable rural post offices to remain open; regrets plans by Post Office Ltd to begin a programme of closures of directly managed post office branches staffed by employees; notes that transferring branches to franchises may allow Post Office Ltd to avoid taking responsibility for future closures when franchisees agree to give up these post office branches; and calls on the Government to take immediate action to prevent Post Office Ltd from closing these vital community facilities either directly or indirectly by transferring to franchisees.

This motion has been signed by a total of 42 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Kerry Pollard08/11/2004St AlbansLabourProposed
Alan Meale09/11/2004MansfieldLabourSigned
David Winnick09/11/2004Walsall NorthLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis09/11/2004Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore09/11/2004HendonLabourSigned
Martin Caton09/11/2004GowerLabourSigned
Sue Doughty09/11/2004GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock10/11/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis10/11/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Taylor10/11/2004North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Win Griffiths10/11/2004BridgendLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell10/11/2004East LondonderryDUPSigned
Piara S Khabra10/11/2004Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Lynne Jones10/11/2004Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle10/11/2004ChorleyLabourSigned
Marsha Singh10/11/2004Bradford WestLabourSigned
Bill Tynan11/11/2004Hamilton SouthLabourSigned
Paul Tyler11/11/2004North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Jenny Tonge11/11/2004Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew11/11/2004StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
John Cummings11/11/2004EasingtonLabourSigned
Michael Clapham11/11/2004Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara11/11/2004Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley11/11/2004Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins11/11/2004Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson11/11/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John Pugh11/11/2004SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Colman11/11/2004PutneyLabourSigned
Matthew Green15/11/2004LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams15/11/2004ConwyLabourSigned
Karen Buck16/11/2004Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington16/11/2004Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Albert Owen16/11/2004Ynys MLabourSigned
Andy King16/11/2004Rugby & KenilworthLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner17/11/2004BolsoverLabourSigned
David Hinchliffe17/11/2004WakefieldLabourSigned
Nigel Jones17/11/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Terry Lewis17/11/2004WorsleyLabourSigned
John McDonnell17/11/2004Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Patsy Calton17/11/2004CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Dennis Turner17/11/2004Wolverhampton South EastLabour Co-operativeSigned
Steve Webb17/11/2004NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned

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