Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 November 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 December 1997. It was answered by Ian McCartney (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 December 1997 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many (a) main post offices and (b) sub-post offices have been closed in each of the last three years in the United Kingdom. - Table given.

Answer: Mr. Cox: To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many (a) main post offices and (b) sub-post offices have been closed in each of the last three years in the United Kingdom. [18167] Mr. Ian McCartney: I understand from the Post Office that closures of post offices in the United Kingdom in the last three financial years have been as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Main post offices closed Main post offices converted to Sub-post offices closed agency status 1994-95 -- 101 115 1995-96 -- 46 193 1996-97 -- 47 163 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The numbers of sub-post offices closed are net of new openings.

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