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Postal Services Bill

My Lords, I appreciate that the noble Baroness has gone some considerable way. However, from what she just said it is clear that the information that the Government envisage in the report is on potential investors and the financial viability of both halves. There is a bigger public interest issue here. The post office network, which is so dear to many of our communities, depends on this agreement for one-third of its income. Unless this Bill spells out that part of the report to Parliament will cover something like the details that I have in my amendment, I do not think that the Government will be bound to provide a sufficient report on which Parliament can judge. Therefore, I would like to test the opinion of the House. Division on Amendment 7. Contents 137; Not-Contents 191. Amendment 7 (to Amendment 6) disagreed. Amendment 8 (to Amendment 6) not moved. Amendment 6 agreed. Amendment 9 Moved by