Written question asked by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Monday, 22 June 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2020. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Monday, 6 July 2020 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Post Office: Accounting Officers
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government who has held the post of Accounting Officer with responsibility for the Post Office since 1 January 2000, and what were their dates of service in that role.
- Answer
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The Principal Account Officer (PAO) responsible for the Post Office is the Permanent Secretary of the respective department that holds the shareholding of Post Office Ltd (POL). Before its separation in 2012, POL was part of Royal Mail Group. This would be the Permanent Secretaries from the following departments:
Department for Trade & Industry (2000 â 2007)
Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (2007 â 2009)
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (2009 â 2016)
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (2016 â Present)
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL5972
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Post Office Accounting officers
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- 2022-06-28 21:53:47 +0100
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