§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many post offices were closed in each year from 1992 to 1999; and how many were opened. [120797]
§ Mr. Alan JohnsonI understand from the Post Office that historical data for the numbers of post offices opened are not available. The net numbers of post office closures are as follows:
Year ending March Number 1993 202 1994 176 1995 175 1996 193 1997 163 1998 243 1999 233