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Written Question
Postal Services: Rural Areas
Friday 24th February 2023

Asked by: Gavin Williamson (Conservative - South Staffordshire)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of planned closures of Royal Mail Customer Service Points on rural mail services.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Government recognises the important role that the postal service plays in providing key services to local communities across the country.

However, as a private business, the closure of Customer Service Points is a commercial and operational matter for Royal Mail. The Government does not have a role in Royal Mail’s commercial or operational decisions.