Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 4:12 pm on 15 March 2017.
Nadine Dorries
Conservative, Mid Bedfordshire
4:12,
15 March 2017
I understand that point, which may be applicable to Post Office facilities housed in buildings that are appropriate for the extra business. In Ampthill, however, that is not the case. As I said, this lunchtime I was told by someone in Ampthill that the post office there struggles to find staff and is in small premises, which are very cramped—just try buying a stamp there at any busy time in the year. Although the Post Office has agreed to take over for those banks, we know that post office closures have been a problem throughout the UK for quite some time now. A local post office is neither predictable nor assured, and in Ampthill its facilities are certainly not appropriate.