Written question asked by Richard Burden (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 November 2000. It was answered by Alan Johnson (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 November 2000 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress has been made in the establishment of the fund to improve the quality of post offices in deprived urban areas by installing security measures and modernising premises; what the mechanism is for allocating funds being made available to install security measures and to modernise post offices in deprived urban areas. - (Holding answer 21 November 2000).

Answer: Mr. Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what progress has been made in the establishment of the fund to improve the quality of post offices in deprived urban areas by installing security measures and modernising premises; [139105] (2) what the mechanism is for allocating funds being made available to install security measures and to modernise post offices in deprived urban areas. [139106] Mr. Alan Johnson: [holding answer 21 November 2000]: Ringfenced funding has been allocated from 2001-02 to help sustain and improve post offices in deprived urban areas. Discussions on the criteria and mechanisms for allocating funding are taking place between my Department, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Post Office.

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