questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to establish a national framework to enable local authorities to provide residents with (a) face-to-face access and (b) payment facilities for local government services through the Post Office network.
answerText: While this idea is not something currently under consideration, this Government welcomes all ideas on the future of the Post Office and will keep this idea under review.
heading: Post Offices: Local Government