To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of the post offices closure programme with the provisions of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007. (192328)

The Government are committed to a national network of post offices, has set access criteria to ensure reasonable access to post office services for all communities and is providing a network subsidy payment of up to £150 million a year to support the non-commercial part of the network. Under the access criteria, Post Office Ltd. is required to ensure that nationally, 99 per cent. of the UK population is within three miles of their nearest post office outlet and 90 per cent. within one mile.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the location was of each post office which has closed in Greater London since 1997. (193350)

This is an operational matter for Post Office Ltd. (POL). I have therefore asked Alan Cook, Managing Director of POL, to reply direct to the hon. Member. Copies of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much he estimates will be saved by the Post Office through the planned closures of post offices; how much will be saved on average per closure; and if he will make a statement. (193410)

This is an operational matter for Post Office Ltd. (POL). I have therefore asked Alan Cook, Managing Director of POL, to reply direct to the hon. Member. Copies of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.