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A call for credit union services to be accessible through post offices has been
made in a House of Commons debate on the future of the post office network.
The call was made during an opposition day debate moved by the Liberal Democrat
MP for Kingston and Surbtion, Edward Davey.
Labour MP for Stroud, David Drew, commented: “I think that credit union
opportunities should be linked to the savings that we could make.
"Everyone who would like access to a credit union should be able to do so
through the network. Problems are identified too often, and this would be a good
solution.
"After people had drawn their cash by means of whatever follows the Post Office
card account, a similar arrangement I hope, they could save through credit
unions.
"That would provide all the advantages that the socially excluded do not
currently have, and we ignore it at our peril.”
Summing up at the end of the debate, Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the
Department of Trade and Industry, Jim Fitzpatrick, stated: “Benefits and
pensions can be paid into credit union accounts.
"I think that he is aware that the Government are investing £36 million through
the growth fund to help credit unions grow, and I am sure that he supports
that.”
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