Post Office Services: Isolated Communities

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:12 pm on 8 February 2024.

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Photo of Gerald Jones Gerald Jones Opposition Whip (Commons), Shadow Minister (Scotland) 3:12, 8 February 2024

It is clear that the Post Office’s treatment of isolated communities is increasingly poor, and two post offices in my Constituency, in Treharris and Deri, have closed, with Pantyscallog in Merthyr Tydfil closing temporarily next week. Without a full consultation, we know that closures are usually permanent. Does my hon. Friend agree that, in terms of access for geographically isolated communities in which transport is poor and in which people have mobility issues or are elderly, not having a post office within 3 miles is placing services out of reach?

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