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Debate between Jamie Stone and Clive Betts(10 months, 3 weeks ago)
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Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab)
Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD)
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Debate between Jamie Stone and Clive Betts(3 years, 2 months ago)
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Jamie Stone
My final point is simply this: where there is a post office service being conducted in a retail premises that is not a post office—a newsagent or some other business—there is an issue. I can think of an example in my constituency, where privacy tended to be invaded. Someone would be queuing up and talking to the lady about his or her pension or whatever, but the people behind wanted to buy a copy of the Daily Record or whatever. The person at the counter was uncomfortable with the feeling that the person behind could hear what was being said. That is perhaps an issue for another day, but I say to the Minister that we must remember that for some transactions in post offices, or however we do it in the future, there is a confidentiality aspect. I have no doubt that the Seaboard Memorial Hall in my constituency will do an excellent job and will tackle that privacy aspect of the work as well.
Mr Clive Betts (in the Chair)
There are two more Members who wish to speak. As long as we finish by 10.28 am for the wind-ups, we have time for both hon. Members.