§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many post offices are planned to close in(a) Coventry and (b) the UK. [34919]
§ Mr. Alexander[holding answer 12 February 20021Post office closures are an operational matter for Post Office Ltd. The Government's formal requirement on the Post Office to maintain the rural network and prevent avoidable closure of rural post offices remains in place. In relation to the urban network, detailed discussion continues on the programme to restructure the urban post office network.