HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 c701W
Ms Atherton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress has been made in establishing a Post Office card account system; and what factors underlay the decision as to who will receive these accounts. [23707]

Malcolm Wicks

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister for E-Commerce and Competitiveness (Mr. Alexander) on 17 December 2001,Official Report, column 119W.