§ Mr. PageTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many sub-post offices in which Horizon equipment had been installed have closed; and if he will place in the Library the monthly cumulative total of such closures. [142957]
§ Mr. Alan Johnson[holding answer 15 December 2000]: I understand from the Post Office that the information is not available.
§ Mr. PageTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many sub-post offices closed between 1 January and 1 December. [144280]
§ Mr. Alan JohnsonIn the light of the Performance and Innovation Unit report on modernising the post office network, the Post Office is revising its methods of collating and reporting information on the network to supply to the Postal Services Commission. The Post362W Office is currently agreeing with the Commission a process and format for reporting such information quarterly.
In the first two quarters of the current financial year, 299 sub-post offices closed. Figures for the third quarter are not yet available.
§ Mr. PageTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average cost is of installation of Horizon equipment for sub-post offices. [142958]
§ Mr. Alan Johnson[holding answer 15 December 2000]: Horizon is being supplied to the Post Office by ICL Pathway as a managed service. I understand from the Post Office that Horizon installation costs are not allocated on an individual office basis.