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Business of the House

And a fairly predictable one it was, as well. I seize on one part of the hon. Gentleman’s remarks—““regardless of what the Leader of the House just said.”” I am not sure that he can ignore what I said in quite the way that he has chosen to do. We all want rural postal services to be preserved and, indeed, enhanced where appropriate. We all want to ensure that people who currently use the post office to receive their benefits continue to do so and that a large number of simple and straightforward Post Office accounts are available. Surely all that means that it is wholly sensible to continue to have the benefits paid in this way and, moreover, to enhance the interest available to the hon. Gentleman’s constituents, and other constituents around the country, through using the other Post Office accounts.