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00:00What discussions is the Welsh Government having with the Post Office about the reduction of
00:04essential services in Arfon?
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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 donÃt live in a highly
01:24populated area, you donÃt 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.
01:40IÃm very sorry to hear that, and IÃm 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 doesnÃt help the kind of area that you have, because theyÃre part of the 1 per
02:16cent who donÃtówho arenÃt represented.
02:21So, IÃm 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.