Question follow-through · 12561

Community Development: Post Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking through the High Streets Strategy to support post offices as community hubs.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
25 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking through the High Streets Strategy to support post offices as community hubs.

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    This year MHCLG will bring forward a new High Streets Strategy; we are working closely with businesses and representative bodies to inform this, including Post Office Ltd.We recognise the vital role post offices play as community and economic hubs on high...

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