§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many Crown post offices there were in(a) Pendle and (b) Lancashire and (c) England for each year since 1987.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe numbers of Crown post offices in Pendle, in Lancashire and in the United Kingdom for each year since 1987 were as follows:
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Pendle Lancashire United Kingdom 1987–88 3 23 1,499 1988–89 3 23 1,493 1989–90 3 20 1,339 1990–91 1 17 1,167 1991–92 1 16 1,019 1992–93 1 15 917 October 1992 1 14 881 The numbers of Crown post offices in England in these years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.