§ Sarah TeatherTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many post offices have closed in Brent in each year since 1979. [149896]
§ Mr. TimmsDecisions on post office closures are an operational matter for Post Office Ltd. and I have asked the Chief Executive to reply direct to the hon Member.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many post offices there were in England and Wales(a) in 1996 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. [150053]
§ Mr. TimmsI understand from Post Office Ltd. that as at end September 2003, the latest quarter for which figures are currently available, that the numbers of post offices in England was 12,938 and Wales was 1,318.
The Department does not have the corresponding historical figures for 1996 and I have asked the Chief Executive of the company to reply direct to the hon. Member.
§ Lembit ÖpikTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the outcome was of each of the completed public consultations on proposed post office closures in Wales. [150102]
£ million 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 RDA Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Advantage West Midlands 171 141 205 204 221 East of England 63 55 89 88 85 East Midlands 97 86 102 101 118 London 289 266 296 295 291 North West 277 270 275 274 318 ONE North East 163 156 193 193 219 South East 111 97 115 112 123 South West of England 92 85 103 103 101 Yorkshire Forward 246 207 211 211 243 Total 1,508 1,363 1,589 1,581 1,719 Note:
These figures are the grant paid to Agencies and expenditure funded by grant. The Agencies total income will also include EU grants, receipts from sales of property and rental income.
DTI's own contribution to the RDAs was £2 million in 1999 –2000, £17 million in 2000 –01, £57 million in 2001 –02, £161 million in 2002 –03 and £177.7 million in 2003 –04.