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Post Offices: Standards

Commons · Question 121309 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the statement of 25 February 2026 on the Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, what proportion of the Post Office network consists of full-time, ful

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 24 Mar 2026

As set out in the Government’s response to the Post Office Green Paper, at least half of the Post Office’s network must be full‑time, full‑service branches. This new requirement provides flexibility for the Post Office to expand lighter-touch formats, suc...