§ Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend)I beg to ask leave to introduce on behalf of 2,000 of my constituents in Porthcawl a petition that sheweth
That it is proposed to downgrade the Crown Post Office in John Street, Porthcawl in the Borough of Ogwr to that of an Agency Office, and that we, the undersigned, vigorously protest at this proposed downgrading of our local Crown Post Office particularly because Post Office Counters Ltd. cannot guarantee that the Agency Post Office will simply take over the Crown Post Office, and provide for the foreseeable future all of the services currently provided there with staff who are employed on nationally agreed rates of pay and conditions of work. Furthermore, Post Office Counters Ltd. admit the likelihood of the people of Porthcawl losing the experienced, well trained, friendly and efficient staff now in their Crown Post Office whose replacements would not receive the same levels of training as given in Crown Post Offices. Thus the loss of the Crown Post Office and its replacement by an Agency Post Office will not be in the long term interests of the people of Porthcawl.Wherefore your petitioners pray that your honourable House do urge the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to intervene in the proposal to downgrade the Porthcawl Crown Post Office to an Agency Office.And your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray.
§ To lie upon the Table.