§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) rural and (b) urban (i) post offices and (ii) sub-post offices have closed in each of the last 10 years, broken down by region. [119148]
2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Region Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural North East 1 4 0 10 8 1 North West 11 28 9 4 25 12 Yorkshire and Humber 10 40 4 17 14 12 West Midlands 5 31 8 16 22 13 South West 11 48 7 26 31 8 South East 26 52 7 29 18 23 London 9 1 17 1 43 1 East of England 10 60 1 22 17 16 East Midlands 3 42 5 33 24 7 Northern Ireland 4 17 4 2 4 8 Scotland 7 57 5 21 13 7 Wales 9 61 3 23 11 7 Total 106 441 68 194 2301 115 1 Includes 102 closures under Post Office Ltd's urban reinvention programme