Question follow-through · 51117

Post Offices: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much and what proportion of the proposed network subsidy to the Post Office would be used to support the transition of directly managed branches to franchises.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body: Department for Business and Trade
Tabled: 9 May 2025
Target answer date: 15 May 2025
Answer: 15 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

9 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much and what proportion of the proposed network subsidy to the Post Office would be used to support the transition of directly managed branches to franchises.
15 May 2025
Target answer date
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15 May 2025
Answer published
The Government provides a network subsidy so that Post Office can cover the costs of delivering Government policy requirements, which include geographical access criteria. In order to fulfil the access criteria, Post Office has to keep uncommercial branch...

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