Postal Services Bill Debate

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Wednesday 27th October 2010

(13 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Vince Cable Portrait Vince Cable
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I will take one more intervention.

John Hemming Portrait John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD)
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On the issue of the individual, private, sub-contracted post offices, does my right hon. Friend find it surprising that Labour Members cannot understand that those post offices will remain open as independent sub-contractors with a mutual network?

Vince Cable Portrait Vince Cable
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Yes. Labour Members seem to find the concept of an expanding, properly invested post office system a bit of a culture shock. They have got used to a decade of decline—they presided over it.