HC Deb 28 July 2000 vol 354 c1093W
Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what criteria are to be used to assess whether a rural post office closure is avoidable. [133049]

Mr. Alan Johnson

I refer the hon. Member to the statement given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on 28 June 2000,Official Report, columns 907–20.