Post Office Contracts Danny Alexander To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for which services (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies hold contracts with the Post Office; and what the (i) start and (ii) termination date is of each contract. Mr. Hanson The following table lists all current contracts with Post Office Ltd held by Northern Ireland Departments and their associated public bodies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Department |Service |Start date |End date | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC):|“Presstream” and “Mailsort” services for delivery of weekly LMC bulletin.|29 October 2006|Open ended (seven days notice by either party)| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driver And Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland |Processing motor vehicle licensing renewals |1 April 2002 |31 March 2007 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Social Security Agency |Post Office card account (POCA) banking services |1 April 2003 |31 March 2010 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------