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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:34 am on 7 February 2008.

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Photo of Mark Hunter Mark Hunter Liberal Democrat, Cheadle 11:34, 7 February 2008

In recent weeks, Members of all parties have raised genuine concerns about the post office closure programme, which the Leader of the House accepted is a sensitive issue. In my constituency, it is so sensitive that the whole network change programme consultation has had to be postponed, apparently under the instructions of the Government. The Post Office has written to postmasters and postmistresses, delaying the consultation until after the local elections. Will the Leader of the House please reconsider a request that has been made several times for a debate in Government time on the genuine concerns that exist in our communities about this important issue?