30.01.11 For immediate release: Greg Barker, MP for Bexhill and Battle, has welcomed the news of a 10-year deal between Royal Mail and the Post Office, securing the future of services without resorting to the failed closures programme which dominated the last Labour government’s time in office.
The deal follows the Coalition Government’s other measures to protect Post Office services including additional funding, new local and national contracts, a successful piloting scheme to transform many local post offices and improvements in the services offered.
Commenting, Greg said: ‘This is great news for Bexhill, Battle, Heathfield and all the villages in the Bexhill and Battle Constituency. In opposition Conservatives campaigned tirelessly to overturn Labour’s cuts to our Post Offices, which saw them close over 6,500 in a decade. The Coalition Government’s announcement means the future of the Post Office is secured guaranteeing this valuable service for millions of people.’