Question follow-through · 14201
Post Offices: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to (a) help prevent Post Office closures in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) Bangor, North Down and (b) ensure continued access to (A) postal and (B) banking services in impacted
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 13 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 18 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 22 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to (a) help prevent Post Office closures in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) Bangor, North Down and (b) ensure continued access to (A) postal and (B) banking services in impacted
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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22 Nov 2024
Answer published
Government provides an annual £50m Network Subsidy funding to support the delivery of a minimum number of branches and a geographical spread of branches in line with published access criteria. The access criteria ensure that however the network changes, P...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Post Offices: Closures
15 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Post Office on proposed closures.
Multinational Companies
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure greater oversight of UK-based multinational corporations.
Spirit AeroSystems: Northern Ireland
27 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with stakeholders on the future of the (a) workforce and (b) production lines at Spirit AeroSystems in Northern Ireland; and what steps he is taking to help (i) protect jobs
Spirit AeroSystems
6 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if the Government will convene a meeting between (a) Boeing, (b) Airbus, (c) Bombardier, (d) GMB, (e) Unite the Union and (f) other relevant stakeholders on the proposed sale of Spirit AeroSystems, in
Companies House: Proof of Identity
17 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of requiring company directors to obtain digital identification through Companies House from November 2025 on administration for businesses.
Iron and Steel: Imports
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent changes to steel import quotas and tariffs on UK manufacturing businesses; and whether he plans to undertake a review of those changes.
Companies: Directors
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government has plans to review Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006.