Rural Post Offices

HC Deb 17 December 1992 vol 216 cc471-2W

Mr. Nigel Evans

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many rural post offices closed in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991.

Mr. Leigh

For the four years commencing 1 April 1989 the changes in the numbers of rural post offices were as follows:

	Closures	Openings	Total number of rural post offices
1988–89	262	54	10,470
1989–90	241	49	10,278
1990–91	294	65	10,049
1991–92	193	86	110,016
1 Includes 74 satellite offices not previously included.