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Public Petitions Committee, 22 Jun 2005

22 Jun 2005 · S2 · Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Current Petitions
Sub-post Office Closures (PE764)
Watson, Mike Ind Glasgow Cathcart Watch on SPTV
The response is helpful and quite revealing, but I have to say that it does not deal with the main issue. It deals specifically with post offices that are in deprived urban areas, which is helpful as far as it goes, but it does not go far enough. I noticed that the fund to develop post offices in deprived areas is now closed but that only three quarters of the resources that were set aside have been allocated, which means that there is some residue. The response also says that the Executive will "shortly discuss the future of the fund".It might be that the fund will be reconstituted, which would be welcome. However, the letter does not really address the more general issue. We need an answer from the Executive. I suspect that the answer will be, "It's not our responsibility; it is up to the Post Office to decide these issues." However, the Executive does not even say that. The letter is helpful, but only as far as it goes.

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