Question follow-through · 125751

Post Offices: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will include post offices in the proposed High Streets Strategy.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
14 Apr 2026
Answer
20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will include post offices in the proposed High Streets Strategy.

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Government will be publishing a new High Streets Strategy later this year. Government is working closely with businesses, local authorities and other partners to develop this strategy, this includes input from Post Office Ltd. The anchoring role of post o...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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