To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many letters his Department has received from (a) members of the public and (b) hon. Members and Members of the House of Lords on the subject of post office closures, broken down by region. (187231)

The information is not available in the format requested.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what assessment his Department has made of the impact on the local area of the proposed closure of the (a) Springfield road and (b) Winkfield post offices in Windsor constituency. (189415)

[holding answer 26 February 2008]: The Government require Post Office Ltd., in drawing up its proposals for post office closures, to take account of geographical factors and consider a range of local socio-economic factors including the impact on local economies and availability of public transport to access alternative service provision.

Assessment of the impact of the proposed closure of specific individual post offices is an operational matter for Post Office Ltd., with input from Postwatch, in developing its area plan proposals and consulting locally on them.