§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the President of the Board of Trade when he last met the chairman of the Post Office; and what was discussed.
§ Mr. McLoughlinMy right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade last met Michael Heron, the chairman of the Post Office, on 19 May. They discussed various matters relating to the Post office and the Post Office review.
I had an introductory meeting with the chairman on 8 June.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many sub-post offices and post offices in the United Kingdom receive(a) remuneration in the form of basic payment and (b) payment for transactions carried out of less than £5,000, £6,000, £7,000, £8,000, £9,000, £10,000, £11,000 and £12,000 a year.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 16 June 1993]: Some 2,700 offices receive remuneration in the form of fixed payment, rather than on a scale reflecting units of work transacted. The vast majority of these are paid less than £5,000. The remaining offices are paid on a sliding scale. Of these, some 4,150 offices are paid less than £10,900, and 8,240 offices between £10,900 and £30,150. Precise information is not available in the form requested on numbers of offices falling into £1,000 bands.