§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has on the total number of post offices managed directly by Post Office Counters.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has as to the practice of the Post Office on the recruitment and employment of registered disabled people.
§ Mr. ForthThis is an operational question for the Post Office board. I understand that the Post Office has made the following joint statement with the Post Office Unions Council about the employment of disabled people
It is Post Office policy, which its Unions fully support, to endorse the MSC Code of Good Practice and to develop and to maintain positive measures to encourage the recruitment and employment of persons who are disabled, provided that they are qualified and suitable for the job and can be expected to maintain a satisfactory level of performance in their allocated job.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many post offices have wheelchair access to(a) the staff entrance, (b) welfare and sanitary facilities and (c) working areas.
§ Mr. ForthThis is an operational question for the Post Office board, and I am asking the chairman to write io the hon. Member.