To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many sub-post offices there were in each constituency in (a) 1999 and (b) 2005, listed in descending order of the change in the number of sub-post offices between the two dates. (105779)

The question raised relates to operational matters for which Post Office Ltd. is directly responsible. The company compiles figures for post office branches in each parliamentary constituency on an annual basis. This information is placed in and is available from the Libraries of the House.