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Banff & Buchan MP Alex Salmond and MSP Stewart Stevenson have met with local sub-postmasters as part of their continuing campaign to secure the future of the local Post Office network.
The meeting, which was held in Lonmay, saw sub-postmasters brief the Parliamentarians on the obstacles and tactics deployed by the Department for Work & Pensions to coerce people away from the Post Office and agree to have their pension paid direct to their bank accounts.
Commenting on the meeting, Mr Salmond said:
“It was quite disgraceful some of the stories which were relayed to me by postmasters at the meeting of the various methods deployed to channel people away from continuing to receive their pension or benefits at their local Post Office.
“I will be raising this directly with Government Ministers using examples supplied to me by local postmasters. It is time that Ministers were made to realise that they cannot say one thing to constituency Members of Parliament while their own Department is doing something quite different.”
Local MSP Stewart Stevenson added:
“All in all, this was a very useful meeting and certainly gives both Alex and myself some fresh ammunition in our fight to ensure that our sub-Post Offices have a viable future and continue to serve our local communities.”
Karen Adam is now the MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast
