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Early Day Motion

EDM 2008
 
RENEWAL OF THE POST OFFICE CARD ACCOUNT
09.07.2008


Hoyle, Lindsay

That this House notes with concern the fact that the Department for Work and Pensions has written to Post Office card account holders informing them that the Post Office card account contract ends in 2010; further notes that Post Office card account holders, many of whom have made a conscious decision to support the Post Office by retaining their card account, are being instructed to take out bank accounts in order to receive benefits beyond 2010; expresses its dismay at the fact that the letter does not mention the fact that a replacement for the current card account is currently out to tender, or make any mention of other Post Office products or services; believes that this is a deliberate attempt to encourage people to switch payment to direct debit and remove the role of the Post Office; notes the additional damage inflicted on the Post Office by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, who are currently sending out licence renewal reminders as part of a communications campaign which makes no mention of the Post Office; calls on Ministers in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to encourage Ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions to consider the impact on communities across the country if the Post Office card account is not renewed; and encourages all Government departments to make their services available through post offices in order to ensure that they have a viable future.

Signatures( 123)

Status


Hoyle, Lindsay
Kilfoyle, Peter
Crausby, David
Laxton, Bob
Pugh, John
Bottomley, Peter
Smith, Robert
Holmes, Paul
Hopkins, Kelvin
Lepper, David
Dismore, Andrew
Drew, David
Gray, James
Hancock, Mike
Jackson, Glenda
Jones, Lynne
Corbyn, Jeremy
Durkan, Mark
Etherington, Bill
Stunell, Andrew
Taylor, David
Wareing, Robert N
Clark, Katy
MacNeil, Angus
Riordan, Linda
Robinson, Iris
Salmond, Alex
Laws, David
McCafferty, Chris
McCrea, Dr William
Meale, Alan
Caton, Martin
Davey, Edward
Price, Adam
Sanders, Adrian
Simpson, David
Illsley, Eric
Naysmith, Doug
Breed, Colin
Chaytor, David
Cummings, John
Vis, Rudi
Leech, John
Davies, Dai
Simpson, Alan
Skinner, Dennis
Jenkins, Brian
O'Hara, Edward
Clelland, David
Dean, Janet
Gerrard, Neil
Battle, John
Walley, Joan
Hemming, John
Williams, Mark
Pope, Greg
Harvey, Nick
McDonnell, John
Cryer, Ann
Gidley, Sandra
Anderson, David
Hunter, Mark
Reid, Alan
Moore, Michael
Cable, Vincent
Godsiff, Roger
Truswell, Paul
Swinson, Jo
Heyes, David
McDonnell, Alasdair
Dobbin, Jim
Hamilton, David
Borrow, David S
Rennie, Willie
Cousins, Jim
Anderson, Janet
Benton, Joe
Hermon, Lady
Mulholland, Greg
Russell, Bob
Harris, Evan
Heath, David
Hughes, Simon
Huhne, Chris
Keetch, Paul
Kennedy, Charles
Lamb, Norman
Oaten, Mark
Opik, Lembit
Brake, Tom
Brooke, Annette
Bruce, Malcolm
Burstow, Paul
Campbell, Menzies
Carmichael, Alistair
Clegg, Nick
Foster, Don
George, Andrew
Baker, Norman
Barrett, John
Beith, Alan
Taylor, Matthew
Teather, Sarah
Thurso, John
Webb, Steve
Williams, Roger
Willis, Phil
Younger-Ross, Richard
Alexander, Danny
Browne, Jeremy
Burt, Lorely
Farron, Timothy
Featherstone, Lynne
Goldsworthy, Julia
Horwood, Martin
Howarth, David
Kramer, Susan
Rogerson, Daniel
Rowen, Paul
Williams, Stephen
Willott, Jenny
Thornberry, Emily
Vaz, Keith