Crown Post Offices

HC Deb 14 June 2004 vol 422 cc718-9W

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) for how long commitments contained in public notices of the proposed transfer of Crown post offices to Primeco that services will not be adversely affected have effect; and what guarantees are written into agreements with Primeco and other companies that services will be unaffected in future years; [177747]

(2) which Crown post offices have been transferred to Primeco in each of the last 12 months; and which are the subject of proposals to transfer to Primeco. [177745]

Mr. Timms

[holding answer 9 June 2004]: This is an operational matter for Post Office Ltd. and I have therefore asked the Chief Executive to reply direct to the hon. Member.