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Closure Of Post Offices

EDM number 41 in 2004-05, proposed by Michael Fabricant on 23/11/2004.

That this House calls on the Government to ensure that the Post Office closure programme for urban post offices is conducted systematically and only after first consulting all relevant parties including post office users, local public bodies and authorities and the relevant honourable Member, allows for adequate time for such consultation, takes into account not only the distance between existing post offices but also physical obstacles such as hills, rivers, canals and major roads between each post office and the nature of the community served by each post office, including factors such as deprivation and concentrations of older or disabled people, has special regard to the level of deprivation in the area being served by the post office, and takes the views of both the public and Postwatch into account before announcing any closures; notes that despite the Government's assurances that such consultations shall take place, this is still not happening in many instances; believes that the Government's failure to intervene has resulted in the closure of urban post offices which would have remained open had a systematic closure programme with full consultation been undertaken by the Post Office; and therefore deplores the closure of any post office which did not take these factors fully into account.

This motion has been ammended, see 41A1.

This motion has been signed by a total of 98 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Michael Fabricant23/11/2004LichfieldConservativeProposed
Laurence Robertson23/11/2004TewkesburyConservativeSigned
Henry Bellingham23/11/2004North West NorfolkConservativeSigned
Andrew George23/11/2004St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Key23/11/2004SalisburyConservativeSigned
Stephen O'Brien23/11/2004EddisburyConservativeSigned
Nicholas Winterton24/11/2004MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Crispin Blunt24/11/2004ReigateConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock24/11/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Gregory Campbell24/11/2004East LondonderryDUPSigned
Patsy Calton24/11/2004CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Julian Brazier24/11/2004CanterburyConservativeSigned
Peter Luff24/11/2004Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Tim Loughton24/11/2004East Worthing & ShorehamConservativeSigned
Elfyn Llwyd24/11/2004Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Nick Harvey24/11/2004North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed24/11/2004South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Goodman25/11/2004WycombeConservativeSigned
David Wilshire25/11/2004SpelthorneConservativeSigned
Angela Watkinson25/11/2004UpminsterConservativeSigned
Paul Tyler25/11/2004North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
James Gray25/11/2004North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Edward Garnier25/11/2004HarboroughConservativeSigned
Bob Spink25/11/2004Castle PointConservativeSigned
Pete Wishart29/11/2004North TaysideScottish National PartySigned
Andrew Stunell29/11/2004Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Julian Lewis29/11/2004New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley29/11/2004Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Nigel Dodds29/11/2004Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Oliver Heald29/11/2004North East HertfordshireConservativeSigned
Andrew Selous29/11/2004South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Howard Flight29/11/2004Arundel & South DownsConservativeSigned
Alistair Burt30/11/2004North East BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Roger Williams30/11/2004Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
David Amess30/11/2004Southend WestConservativeSigned
Simon Burns30/11/2004West ChelmsfordConservativeSigned
Keith Simpson30/11/2004Mid NorfolkConservativeSigned
Bob Russell30/11/2004ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson30/11/2004StrangfordDUPSigned
David Rendel30/11/2004NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
John Randall30/11/2004UxbridgeConservativeSigned
Caroline Spelman01/12/2004MeridenConservativeSigned
Andrew Hunter01/12/2004BasingstokeIndependent ConservativeSigned
Paul Burstow01/12/2004Sutton & CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Hughes02/12/2004North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones02/12/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Cheryl Gillan02/12/2004Chesham & AmershamConservativeSigned
David Willetts06/12/2004HavantConservativeSigned
Peter Atkinson06/12/2004HexhamConservativeSigned
Annette Brooke06/12/2004Mid Dorset & North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Davey06/12/2004Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett07/12/2004Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Jenny Tonge07/12/2004Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Younger-Ross07/12/2004TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon08/12/2004North DownUUPSigned
Hugo Swire08/12/2004East DevonConservativeSigned
Anne McIntosh09/12/2004Vale of YorkConservativeSigned
John Gummer09/12/2004Suffolk CoastalConservativeSigned
Patrick Mercer13/12/2004NewarkConservativeSigned
Ann Widdecombe14/12/2004Maidstone & The WealdConservativeSigned
Chris Grayling15/12/2004Epsom & EwellConservativeSigned
Eric Pickles16/12/2004Brentwood & OngarConservativeSigned
Bill Wiggin16/12/2004LeominsterConservativeSigned
Theresa May20/12/2004MaidenheadConservativeSigned
Derek Conway20/12/2004Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Alan Beith20/12/2004Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Viggers21/12/2004GosportConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans21/12/2004Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
George Osborne21/12/2004TattonConservativeSigned
David Maclean21/12/2004Penrith & The BorderConservativeSigned
Julie Kirkbride21/12/2004BromsgroveConservativeSigned
John Horam21/12/2004OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Marion Roe21/12/2004BroxbourneConservativeSigned
Oliver Letwin21/12/2004West DorsetConservativeSigned
Angus Robertson10/01/2005MorayScottish National PartySigned
Alex Salmond10/01/2005Banff & BuchanScottish National PartySigned
David Chidgey10/01/2005EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Weir10/01/2005AngusScottish National PartySigned
Mark Field13/01/2005Cities of London & WestminsterConservativeSigned
Paul Marsden17/01/2005Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Philip Hammond17/01/2005Runnymede & WeybridgeConservativeSigned
Charles Hendry25/01/2005WealdenConservativeSigned
Damian Green01/02/2005AshfordConservativeSigned
Parmjit Gill09/02/2005Leicester SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Rosindell21/02/2005RomfordConservativeSigned
Andrew Mitchell21/02/2005Sutton ColdfieldConservativeSigned
Jonathan Sayeed23/02/2005Mid BedfordshireIndependentSigned
Tony McWalter25/02/2005Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Peter Duncan01/03/2005Galloway & Upper NithsdaleConservativeSigned
John Taylor07/03/2005SolihullConservativeSigned
James Paice08/03/2005South East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Sally Keeble10/03/2005Northampton NorthLabourSigned
William Cash10/03/2005StoneConservativeSigned
John Wilkinson14/03/2005Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Gregory Barker17/03/2005Bexhill & BattleConservativeSigned
Nigel Waterson04/04/2005EastbourneConservativeSigned
Alan Duncan05/04/2005Rutland & MeltonConservativeSigned
Adrian FlookUnknownWithdrawn

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