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<p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities
and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard
the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of
post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500
branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p>While
the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company
the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. The management
of the Post Office network is an operational matter for Post Office Limited. I have
therefore asked Alisdair Cameron, the Group interim Chief Executive of Post Office
Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of his reply will be placed
in the Libraries of the House</p>
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