To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when he plans to publish his response to the Post Office network consultation which closed on 8 March. (152760)

The Government published their final proposals for the future of the post office network on 17 May in response to the public consultation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on which dates his Department instigated consultations on post offices in the last five years; what the consultation period was in each case; and which regions were covered in each case. (154821)

On 14 December 2006, the Government initiated a 12 week national public consultation on its proposals for the Post Office network. The consultation period ended on 8 March 2007 and the Government provided a response on 17 May.