§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many post offices there are in each parliamentary constituency; and how many of them derive more than 40 per cent. of their income from the Benefits Agency. [10740]
§ Mr. Alexander[holding answer 31 October 2001]: I have been advised by Consignia that they do not hold figures on post office numbers by parliamentary constituency. The latest information available remains a special exercise undertaken by the Post Office in 1999 to determine the numbers of post offices in each parliamentary constituency and how many of them derived more than 40 per cent. of their income from the Benefits Agency.
Consignia have not repeated his exercise but the answer was set out in the reply given to the then hon. Member for Birmingham Erdington on 29 November 1999, Official Report, column 22W.