Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010. Motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010. Motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Agreed to on question.

Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Agreed to on question.

Moved By That the draft order and regulations laid before the House on 2 and 10 November be approved. Relevant documents: 6th and 8th Reports from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and 12th and 13th Reports from the Merits Committee, considered in Grand Committee on 8 December. Motions agreed.

Moved By That the draft order and regulations laid before the House on 2 and 10 November be approved. Relevant documents: 6th and 8th Reports from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and 12th and 13th Reports from the Merits Committee, considered in Grand Committee on 8 December. Motions agreed.

Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010. Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010. Lords motions to approve. Agreed to on question (formal).

Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010. Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010. Lords motions to approve. Agreed to on question (formal).

Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

My Lords, I remember, as other noble Lords certainly will, a time when what we now call Royal Mail was known as the Post Office, and then, briefly, Consignia. So perhaps I may start by being absolutely clear about what we mean by the Post Office and what we are...

My Lords, I remember, as other noble Lords certainly will, a time when what we now call Royal Mail was known as the Post Office, and then, briefly, Consignia. So perhaps I may start by being absolutely clear about what we mean by the Post Office and what we are...

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010.

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010.

Well, how lovely indeed. Of the post offices, the rural ones are obviously those which we are all most concerned to do everything that we can to try and keep open. In the last two outings that we have had facing each other, I have managed each time to call...

Well, how lovely indeed. Of the post offices, the rural ones are obviously those which we are all most concerned to do everything that we can to try and keep open. In the last two outings that we have had facing each other, I have managed each time to call...

Which, being translated, means the little church on the hillside.

Which, being translated, means the little church on the hillside.

My Lords, I am grateful to those of your Lordships who have participated. The Post Office network is an important national asset and it is important that we ensure it has a secure and sustainable future. My noble friend Lord Cotter paid me the compliment of saying that I had...

My Lords, I am grateful to those of your Lordships who have participated. The Post Office network is an important national asset and it is important that we ensure it has a secure and sustainable future. My noble friend Lord Cotter paid me the compliment of saying that I had...

My Lords, I could not help smiling when the Minister defined the Royal Mail and the Post Office because I remember when it was called the GPO, which dates me slightly. I was also an employee and, as I recall, the postmaster-general at the time was Anthony Wedgwood Benn. How...

My Lords, I could not help smiling when the Minister defined the Royal Mail and the Post Office because I remember when it was called the GPO, which dates me slightly. I was also an employee and, as I recall, the postmaster-general at the time was Anthony Wedgwood Benn. How...

Of course. I am not even going to try it.

Of course. I am not even going to try it.

Llanfynydd.

Llanfynydd.

I support the Minister on this measure. It is extremely encouraging that the coalition’s approach is a determination to keep our sub-post offices open. I do not wish to have a go at the Opposition but that is extremely welcome in contrast with the previous Government, under whom there were...

I support the Minister on this measure. It is extremely encouraging that the coalition’s approach is a determination to keep our sub-post offices open. I do not wish to have a go at the Opposition but that is extremely welcome in contrast with the previous Government, under whom there were...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her introduction, which was helpful. I support the order and think that those who originated the network subsidy scheme deserve high praise. It is heartening to hear of a continued determination to keep what is left of the Post Office network. Support...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her introduction, which was helpful. I support the order and think that those who originated the network subsidy scheme deserve high praise. It is heartening to hear of a continued determination to keep what is left of the Post Office network. Support...

That the draft Orders and Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. Motions agreed.

That the draft Orders and Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. Motions agreed.

Draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. Draft Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. Draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2010. Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010. Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010. Lords motions that the draft orders and regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. Agreed to on question (formal).

Draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. Draft Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. Draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2010. Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010. Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010. Lords motions that the...