§ Mr. AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his estimate of the number of sub-post offices which closed in the United Kingdom in 1999–2000; and if he will make a statement. [114165]
§ Mr. Alan JohnsonI understand from the Post Office that the number of sub-post office closures in their 1999–2000 financial year is not yet available. In the 1998–99 financial year, 232 sub-post offices closed.