Question follow-through · 35402

Post Offices: Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take step to help prevent non-crown Post Office closures in Fylde.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
4 Mar 2025
Target answer date
7 Mar 2025
Answer
7 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take step to help prevent non-crown Post Office closures in Fylde.

  2. 7 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Government protects the sustainability of the branch network by providing funding on the basis that Post Office meets minimum access criteria for example including in Fylde, that across the country, 99% of the population live within three miles of their n...

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