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...