Post Office accused of turning its back on Gwynedd

Watch Post Office accused of turning its back on Gwynedd - Tindle News on Dailymotion

Transcript

00:00What discussions is the Welsh Government having with the Post Office about the reduction of

00:04essential services in Arfon?

00:06OAQ52323

00:07Although these matters are issues for the UK Government, it is a concern to me when

00:13specific issues do affect people and communities in Wales.

00:19We are in regular contact with the Post Office to ensure that we are informed about our concern

00:27to local communities.

00:28I urge those affected to contact the Post Office to highlight the demand for local services.

00:36Y Llywydd, a wnaiff y Prif Weinidog ddatganiad am y gwasanaethau yng Nghymru?

00:38The Post Office is turning its back on Gwynedd.

00:43They are scrapping the mobile outreach services in 21 communities across the county, and these

00:51cuts are in addition to the closure of the Crickieth Post Office and the threat to close

00:57the Crown Post Office in Caernarfon.

00:59Caernarfon is the only Crown Post Office left in a very large area of Wales now.

01:06Can I ask, therefore, for your assistance as First Minister to bring pressure to bear

01:10on the Post Office to keep Caernarfon Post Office as a Crown Post Office and to restore

01:17the other services?

01:19What the Post Office tell the people of Gwynedd is thisóbecause you donít live in a highly

01:24populated area, you donít count, and that is disgraceful.

01:29So, I do urge, on behalf of the people of Gwynedd, for you to turn every stone in order

01:34to restore and safeguard these crucial services.

01:37Dai Lloyd AMN.

01:40Iím very sorry to hear that, and Iím sure that that will have an impact on the local

01:46population.

01:47I do know that many people do favour a face-to-face service, particularly elderly people, and

01:55I know that this does cause a concern for you and also for us as a Government.

02:01There is a responsibility on the Post Office to ensure that 99 per cent of people live

02:06within three miles of a local post office.

02:10Now, that doesnít help the kind of area that you have, because theyíre part of the 1 per

02:16cent who donítówho arenít represented.

02:21So, Iím happy to ask our Minister with responsibility for having discussions with the Post Office

02:32and others involved in ensuring that there areóthat people do have other ways to gain

02:37access to money, for example, and we will make representations on this issue.

02:44Y Llywydd, diolch yn fawr iawn.