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Post Offices In South Lakeland

EDM number 1514 in 2007-08, proposed by Timothy Farron on 08/05/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Postal services and Service industries.

That this House notes with grave concern the ongoing plans to close Beetham, Leven Valley and Greenodd post offices; notes the inadequate outreach service proposed in place of the post office in Dent; further notes the damage the planned closures will do to local communities in South Lakeland as post offices form an integral part of local life; and urges the Government and Post Office Limited to review the closures of these branches immediately.

This motion has been signed by a total of 8 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tim Farron08/05/2008Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratProposed
Mike Hancock13/05/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Vincent Cable13/05/2008TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSeconded
Alan Simpson14/05/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
Robert Wareing14/05/2008Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSeconded
Alasdair McDonnell20/05/2008Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Julia Goldsworthy20/05/2008Falmouth and CamborneLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington02/06/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned

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