Proposed Closure Of Abbey Wood Royal Mail Sorting Office

EDM number 1326 in 1993-94, proposed by Bridget Prentice on 15/06/1994.

That this House is opposed to the proposed closure of the Royal Mail Sorting Office at Abbey Wood and relocation in Thamesmead; notes that the present office is easily accessible to Abbey Wood residents and is served by both buses and British Rail, whereas the Thamesmead Sorting Office is only accessible to people with their own private transport and that it is not served by public transport and is located on a dual carriageway which has no footpath; believes that the relocation would cause great hardship, particularly to elderly and disabled people and parents with young children and that the proposal is motivated purely by financial reasons to increase Post Office profits at the expense of a service to the public; is concerned that if the sorting office closes, the Crown Post Office will soon follow; expresses support for the Union of Communication Workers in its campaign to save these services; and calls for the immediate withdrawal of the closure proposals.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.