§ Mr. Bill O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people in the Normanton constituency live within a mile of a post office following the Post Office closure programme by Post Office Ltd.; and if she will make a statement. [159604]
§ Mr. TimmsPost Office Ltd. is committed to ensuring that at the end of the urban reinvention programme nationally 95 per cent. of the urban population will still live within one mile of a post office and the majority within half a mile. This information is not collected, however, for each constituency.
In the case of Normanton constituency four offices are to close under Post Office Ltd.'s urban reinvention programme. All have alternative offices within 1 mile.