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Written question asked by Lord Redwood (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 February 1999. It was answered by Stephen Byers (Labour) on Monday, 1 February 1999 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 limits the Government has set on Post Office expenditure on acquisitions this year and next; and what is his current forecast of the Post Office contribution to the public sector's revenues; what assessment he has made of the impact of the acquisition of German Parcels on (a) the Post Office's net cash generation and (b) the level of overall public borrowing. - Includes figures and ref to 7 December 1998 at 322 c21-39.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
324 c498-9W; 66228;66153
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Borrowing External financing limits Expenditure Income Post Office Sales German Parcel
Contains statistics
Yes