Question follow-through · 94178
Post Offices: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and his counterparts in Northern Ireland on the closure of major post offices and how this impacts unemployment across the
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 25 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 2 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and his counterparts in Northern Ireland on the closure of major post offices and how this impacts unemployment across the
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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2 Dec 2025
Answer published
To create a long-term, sustainable future for post offices in communities across the UK, Post Office is transitioning to a fully franchised network. All 108 Directly Managed Branches (DMBs) – including Bangor and Newtownards in Northern Ireland – are with...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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