To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many post offices there were in Norwich, North constituency in (a) 1997, (b) 2007 and (c) January 2009. (296106)

The Department does not hold the information requested. I have therefore asked Alan Cook, Managing Director of Post Office Ltd., to respond directly to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.