Question follow-through · 89259

Post Offices: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to establish a national framework to enable local authorities to provide residents with (a) face-to-face access and (b) payment facilities for local government services thr

answeredDr Ellie ChownsDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
10 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
13 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to establish a national framework to enable local authorities to provide residents with (a) face-to-face access and (b) payment facilities for local government services thr

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    While this idea is not something currently under consideration, this Government welcomes all ideas on the future of the Post Office and will keep this idea under review.

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