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Post Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for consulting on the long term future of the Post Office.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
25 Apr 2025
Target answer date
30 Apr 2025
Answer
30 Apr 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for consulting on the long term future of the Post Office.

  2. 30 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    We will publish a Green Paper later this year which will set out proposals for discussion on the future direction of the Post Office.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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