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227700

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his Department's announcement of 27 November 2013 on Post Office branch modernisation, how many Post Offices have benefited to date from the dedicated fund to support smaller community branches.
	tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
	uin	227769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Since the landmark £20 million Post Office Community Fund started accepting applications in June 2014 more than 340 Community post offices have applied for funding. More than 250 of these proposals have been approved to date and of these more than 85 have been completed, bringing significant benefits to communities, customers and subpostmasters across the UK. The fund remains open for applications and the Government encourages eligible branches to apply for investment.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 19/03/2015 16:28:38 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

442232

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made on making the Post Office a front office for Government; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	20767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The Post Office is the largest provider of counter-based Government services in the UK. In 2013 it won a cross-Government framework contract which allows all Government Departments and their Executive Agencies to contract with the Post Office easily and cheaply. Key contracts with the DVLA and the Passport Office have been moved onto this new framework, as has the Post Office Card Account contract which has been extended to at least 2021.</p><br /><p>The Post Office is well-placed to bid for and win important contracts, with its extensive geographic reach and key role in the heart of communities. Government cannot simply award contracts to the Post Office; services must be procured competitively to ensure value for taxpayers’ money.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 12/01/2016 15:49:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

451857

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) local and (b) main post offices were open at the end of (i) April 2015 and (ii) January 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	26942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Provision of the post office network is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p>I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to you on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 26/02/2016 12:39:06 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

452355

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons changes to Crown branches take place outside the scope of formal Crown transformation programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	27153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>The provision of its Crown branches is the commercial responsibility of Post Office Limited.</p><p>Like any commercial organisation, Post Office Limited continually reviews all elements of its business to ensure they are effective and efficient. Changes are essential to ensure the long term viability and competitiveness of any company, whether these are as part of a dedicated transformation programme or in the normal course of operations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 26/02/2016 12:54:20 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

453052

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons the process for including Citizens Advice as the statutory consumer watchdog differs for changes to Crown post offices outside compared with those within the Crown Transformation Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	27410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The arrangements in place for the Crown Transformation Programme were specific to this significant programme which encompassed the entire Crown network and which was a directly government funded investment programme. How Post Office handles business as usual changes to its branch estate is an operational matter for it. Post Office has a Code of Practice for changes to the network (such as relocations of branches) and this includes a role for Citizen’s Advice.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/02/2016 11:22:07 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

523364

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many former Crown post offices which have been franchised have (a) closed and (b) relocated since January 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	39589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its directly managed Crown post offices. Changes to the Crown network and arrangements for employees of these offices are the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 39588 39590 question first answered 13/06/2016 08:28:29 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

602002

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which post offices in each constituency have moved to premises shared with private sector organisations; and which organisations each such post office is sharing with.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	48700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The provision and location of post offices is the operational responsibility of Post Office Limited.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the Hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/10/2016 15:32:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

602003

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which post offices in each constituency have moved from ground floor to first floor premises in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	48701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The provision and location of post offices is the operational responsibility of Post Office Limited.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the Hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/10/2016 15:30:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

629003

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to extend post offices in the existing Post Office network.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
	uin	51908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>There are over 11,600 post office branches in the UK, the largest retail network in the country.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2010 and 2018, Government will have invested nearly £2 billion to modernise and sustain the Post Office. This has led to the most stable network for decades, but importantly our transformation of the network has delivered an extra 200,000 opening hours a week across the country and more than 4,100 branches are open on Sundays.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 November the Government launched a public consultation on the network to understand what customers and small businesses expect from branches, and this will inform the government’s next state aid application for funding the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/11/2016 16:40:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

637237

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timetable is for the publication of the Post Office Network Report for 2016 pursuant to section 11 of the Postal Services Act 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	53055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>There is no set timetable for the publication of the annual Post Office Network report each year. Pursuant to section 11(6) of the Postal Services Act 2011, my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State expects to lay the 2015/16 report in Parliament shortly. Once laid the Post Office will publish the report on its website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/11/2016 13:24:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss