HC Deb 08 February 2002 vol 379 c1193W
Mr. Mark Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many sub-post offices closed between May 1997 and the latest available date in Greater London. [33015]

Ms Hewitt

I am informed by Post Office Ltd. that for the year ending March 2001 in the London region, there were 10 net closures; to the end of December 2001, there were nine net closures. I understand from Post Office Ltd. that historic data on the post office network before the year ending March 2001 are not held on a regional basis.

Mr. Randall

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many sub-post offices have closed in the London borough of Hillingdon in each of the last four years. [34096]

Ms Hewitt

I am informed by Post Office Ltd. that post office closure figures are not collated in the form requested.

For the year ending March 2001, there were 10 net closures in the London region. Before the year ending March 2001, historic data on the post office network are not held on a regional basis.