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Mr. Sheerman
asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many sub-post offices there are at the present time, compared with the same period five years, 10 years, 13 years, and 20 years ago.
Mr. Michael Marshall
The Post Office informs me that the number of sub-post offices at each of the dates concerned was a follows:
| As at 31.3.59 | 23,156 |
| As at 31.3.66 | 23,206 |
| As at 31.3.69 | 23,055 |
| As at 31.3.74 | 22,276 |
| As at 31.3.79 | 21,213 |
| As at 31.12.79 | 21,095 |