The petition of residents of the constituency of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes,
Declares that, similar to an online petition which acquired 568 signatures, the Post Office should rethink their plans to close the Grimsby Post Office and take it off the ‘at risk’ register.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to take immediate action to ensure that the Grimsby Post Office remains open to continue to provide incredibly important services to residents in the town.
And the petitioners remain, etc.—[Presented by Melanie Onn, Official Report, 8 January 2025; Vol. 759, c. 962.]
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Observations by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Gareth Thomas):
The Government protect the post office network by setting minimum access criteria to ensure that 99% of the UK population lives within 3 miles of a post office. The access criteria ensure that however the network changes, essential services remain within local reach of all citizens.
The Post Office has the freedom to make commercial decisions regarding the composition of its network, providing it fulfils the Government-set access criteria. Decisions around individual branches are a matter for the Post Office.
The Government will continue to work closely with Post Office as it develops its transformation plan, while the Post Office continues to deliver on the 11,500 minimum branch requirements set by Government.