§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much Government funding was made available for post offices in(a) 2002–03 and (b) 2003–04, broken down by local authority; and what spending is planned for 2005–06, broken down by local authority. [172921]
§ Mr. TimmsThe Government's on-going nationwide package of funding for Post Office Ltd. and the post office network amounts to some £2 billion in total since 1999. This funding is not allocated on the basis of local authority boundaries.