HC Deb 14 December 1993 vol 234 cc610-1W
Mr. Parry

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will meet the hon. Member for Liverpool, Riverside and members of the Granby Street Post Office Campaign Group before the Christmas adjournment to discuss the closure of the local post office; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. McLoughlin

The decision to close Granby Street sub-post office is an operational matter for Post Office Counters Ltd. and follows the decision of the sub-postmaster to resign. It would not, therefore, be appropriate for my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade to discuss the matter with the hon. Member and the Granby Street Campaign Group.

Mr. Parry

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how the criteria of(a) social responsibility and (b) profitability have been applied to the closure of the Granby street post office, in Liverpool.

Mr. McLoughlin

A major factor in the planned closure of the Granby Street sub-post office in Liverpool is the wish of the proprietor of the privately owned business to resign, following repeated robberies in recent years, and the absence of suitable applicants to take over this office. The Post Office has therefore decided to relocate the nearby Lodge lane premises to larger premises some 600 yards from the existing Granby street site. This will accommodate the volume of business transacted at the two sub-post offices.

Mr. Parry

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has had about the proposed closure of the Granby street post office, Liverpool 8, from the Liverpool city council, the Post Office Users Advisory Committee, local councillors and clergymen; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. McLoughlin

In addition to representations from the hon. Member, my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade has received representations from the Liverpool Riverside constituency Labour party, Granby Labour party, Liverpool money advice support unit, Emmanuel holiness church, Princess Park health centre, Princes Park housing co-operative and the Granby Street post Office Campaign.

Mr. Parry

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the representations which have been sent to the Post Office opposing the proposed closure of Granby street post office, Toxteth, Liverpool 8.

Mr. McLoughlin

The Post Office informs me that it has received representations about the proposed closure of Granby Street sub-post office in Liverpool from the following representatives, bodies and organisations:

  • Granby Street Campaign Group
  • Emmanuel Holiness Church
  • Granby Labour Party
  • Robert Party MP
  • Cllr. J. Rossington St. Michael's and Dingle Ward
  • Adullam Homes Housing Corporation
  • University of Liverpool
  • Princes Park Health Centre
  • Methodist Church: Liverpool South Central
  • Cllr. G. Ben-Tovim
  • English Churches Housing Group
  • Liverpool Riverside Constituency Labour Party
  • Liverpool Money Advice Support Unit
  • Ponsonby Neighbourhood Centre
  • Liverpool Federation of Council Tenants and Residents Associations
  • Educational Opportunities Initiative in Liverpool 8
  • Age Concern Liverpool
  • Granby Liberal Democrats
  • Princes Park Housing Co-operative Ltd.
  • Cllr. P. Clein
  • Father N. Postlethwaite
  • Trafford Activities Group

In addition, letters have been received from 46 members of the public.

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