§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many post offices there were in Wales in 1997; how many were classified as rural; and how many there are now that are classified as rural. [44043]
§ Mr. Alexander965 post offices in Wales were classified as rural according to the latest available figures to the end of December 2001.
I am informed by Post Office Ltd. that data by country are not available before 1998.
§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many rural network advisers there are for the Post Office. [43627]
§ Mr. AlexanderI am informed by Post Office Ltd. that there are currently 31 rural transfer advisers.