Post Office Closures In Somerset

EDM number 1036 in 2007-08, proposed by David Heath on 25/02/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Postal services and Service industries.

That this House deeply regrets the announcement of the intended closure of 30 post offices in the Somerset County Council area, including those serving the villages of Barwick, Bason Bridge, Bayford, Bicknoller, Bower Hinton, Bradford-on-Tone, Croscombe, Dinder, East Coker, Easton, Haselbury Plucknett, Holcombe, Keinton Mandeville, Kingsdon, Kingston St Mary, Mudford, Pylle, Sparkford, Walton, West Buckland, West Monkton, West Quantoxhead and Wookey Hole; further regrets the downgrading of a further seven, serving Brompton Regis, Chartlon Horethorne, Churchinford, Kilve, Lydeard St Lawrence, North Cadbury and Wheddon Cross; further regrets the closure of a further 18 in the historic county of Somerset, including those serving the villages of Barrow Gurney, Bathford, Clandown, East Harptree, Farmborough, Kewstoke, Loxton, Marksbury, Newton St Loe, and Uphill and the closure of post offices in the urban areas of Bath, Glastonbury, Keynsham, Street, Taunton, Wells, Weston-super-Mare and Yeovil; believes these closures to be extremely damaging to the fabric of the county and the well-being of its communities in social, economic and environmental terms; recognises that in many cases such closures will risk or precipitate the closure of village shops; further regrets that this closure programme continues a process or erosion of the post office network over many years; and urges the Post Office and Her Majesty's Government to critically re-examine the current proposals and reconsider.

This motion has been signed by a total of 38 MPs.