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Peter
Viggers, Member of Parliament for the Gosport constituency,
has signed an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons urging
the Government to give full prominence to the new Post Office
Card Account. He explained today:
"From
April 2003 the Government is introducing new methods of payment
for pensions, child allowances and many other regular Government
payments. If a large proportion of the 19 million customers
who currently visit sub-post offices each week no longer do
so after the change to direct payment, this will have a dramatic
effect in damaging the sub-post office network, which is so
very important to many people and especially the elderly.
The
Early Day Motion that I have signed urges the Government to
promote the Post Office Card Account, which is the method
whereby pensioners and others will be able to receive their
weekly payment in cash at a sub-post office. I know this is
a facility that many people value very highly, and it will
help to maintain the sub-post office system.
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