Community and Sub-Post Offices Debate
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Patricia Gibson
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Community and Sub-Post Offices
Patricia Gibson Excerpts(5 years, 7 months ago)
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Gavin Newlands
I totally agree. It is simply not viable to be a sub-postmaster at the moment.
Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran) (SNP)
My hon. Friend made an excellent point about the fact that our post offices are being expected to pick up the slack because the banks have abandoned our high streets. Does he agree that this is putting postmasters in crisis, because the remuneration is so poor that, on average, many earn below the minimum wage?
Gavin Newlands
It is as if my hon. Friend, who is sitting next to me, had read my speech, because I am about to come to that.