§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average salary of a post office sub-postmaster is in(a) the constituency of the Ribble Valley, and Fulwood, (b) Lancashire, (c) the North West of England, (d) Wales and (e) the United Kingdom, in each year since 1997. [36424]
§ Mr. AlexanderI understand from Post Office Ltd. that the average figures for sub-postmasters' remuneration were:
£000 1997 29.8 1998 29.9 1999 30.5 2000 31.0 2001 32.1 Figures are not kept on parliamentary constituency or regional bases.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many full-time equivalents are employed by Post Office Counters Ltd. in(a) the parliamentary constituency of the Ribble Valley and Fulwood, (b) Lancashire, (c) the North West of England, (d) Wales and (e) the United Kingdom, in each year since 1997. [36423]
§ Mr. AlexanderI understand from Post Office Ltd. that in the United Kingdom, since 1997, the numbers of full-time equivalents employed by Post Office Ltd. (POL) and previously Post Office Network (PON) and Post Office Counters Ltd. (POCL) were:
As at January 1997 POCL 14,355 1998 POCL 14,157 1999 POCL 14,254 2000 PON, Network Banking and Cash Handling and Distribution 14,391 2001 PON, Network Banking 112,266 2002 POL 211,983 1 Cash Handling and Distribution reporting as a separate business. 2 Cash Handling and Distribution not included. Note:
Figures are not kept on constituency or regional bases.