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1359543

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many electric vehicle charging points are available in each (a) nation and (b) region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	56471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>A breakdown on the number of publicly available electric vehicle charging points are detailed below (as at 1 July 2021):</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,374</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,563</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>1,156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,591</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>1,569</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>7,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>916</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,565</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>330</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Source: DfT/Zap-Map</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 21/10/2021 14:44:18 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley previous answer version 25585 answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1257820

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2020
	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	Auctions: Fraud
	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 assessment he has made of the prevalence of shill bidding taking place at auctions; what his Department's policy is on preventing, deterring and detecting that matter; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	124138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>‘Shill bidding’ refers to the practice during an online auction of a seller or a seller’s acquaintance placing bids on his or her goods in order to drive up the price. Trading Standards have brought successful prosecutions against sellers engaging in these practices under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and will continue to do so where appropriate.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Anyone who feels they have been the victim of a fraudulent sale should contact the Citizens Advice consumer service on 0808 223 1133 or 0808 223 1144 (Welsh speaking). They provide help and advice on consumers’ rights. Citizens Advice will refer cases to Trading Standards offices for enforcement action where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/12/2020 15:52:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1488967

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	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	Agriculture and Manufacturing Industries: Photonics
	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 steps his Department is taking to encourage the adoption of new photonic technology by manufacturing and agricultural businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	35938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>‘Electronics, Photonics and Quantum’ was one of seven technology families defined by the Government in the Innovation Strategy (HMG 2021), which highlighted UK strengths in high potential emerging technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a global leader in photonics, which contributed £14.5 billion to the UK economy in 2020. Government is keen to see this contribution grow across many applications, including manufacturing and agriculture. Agriculture was specifically cited in the Innovation Strategy as a domain for the convergence of the technology families.</p><p> </p><p>Photonics was also included within the National Security Investment Act (NSI) to ensure its growth and adoption is secure.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 22/07/2022 10:46:40 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1286474

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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	Coal: Mining
	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 estimate he has made of the cost of securing disused coal tips in (a) England and (b) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	153146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>£9m from UK funding has been allocated for coal tip safety in Wales in 2020/21. The UK and Welsh Governments are discussing longer term funding.</p><p> </p><p>The Coal Authority budget an average of £10k per tip per annum for ongoing maintenance and inspection for the tips they own across the UK (26 in Wales, 7 in England). There can be additional costs on individual tips if more extensive work is identified.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 22/02/2021 17:46:12 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1521923

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2022
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his Department’s publication of spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card, for what purpose was £849.60 paid to Kahoot! ASA on 12 May 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	62741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>£849.60 was paid to Kahoot! ASA for material for the Government Science and Engineering Profession stalls at Civil Service Live events across the country. This material was used to deliver practical demonstrations of information conveyed by the team at the events.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 21/10/2022 14:04:44 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1437581

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	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	Medicines and Diagnostics Manufacturing Transformation Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government’s press release entitled £260 million to boost healthcare research and manufacturing, published on 2 March 2022, noting that Ortho Clinicals Diagnostics UK, Custom Pharmaceuticals Limited and Randox Laboratories have been awarded funding through the Medicines and Diagnostics Manufacturing Transformation Fund, how much funding has been allocated to the Medicines and Diagnostics Manufacturing Transformation Fund to date; and if he will make it his policy that allocations to that fund will not affect funding for the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	133176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>£5,009m has been allocated to successful Medicines and Diagnostics Manufacturing Transformation Fund (MDMTF) projects to date. These allocations have no impact on the Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund resource. Applicants from the one-year MDMTF can also apply to the successor fund if the application is for a different project.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 11/03/2022 13:50:45 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1284164

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2021
	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	Local Growth Deals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated to each Local Enterprise Partnership through the Local Growth Fund in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	149243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2021 answer text <p>£4.3 billion has been paid to Local Enterprise Partnership through the Local Growth Fund over the course of the last four years, to unlock local economic growth through investment in infrastructure across England. A breakdown in provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>LEP</p></td><td><p>17-18 Payment</p></td><td><p>18-19 Payment</p></td><td><p>19-20 Payment</p></td><td><p>20-21 Payment</p></td><td><p>Total Payments 2017-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Birmingham &amp; Solihull</p></td><td><p>£25,699,444</p></td><td><p>£19,303,020</p></td><td><p>£12,716,498</p></td><td><p>£31,847,061</p></td><td><p>£89,566,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough</p></td><td><p>£12,346,916</p></td><td><p>£16,705,458</p></td><td><p>£15,875,346</p></td><td><p>£35,737,637</p></td><td><p>£80,665,357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>£127,373,045</p></td><td><p>£78,046,764</p></td><td><p>£47,904,463</p></td><td><p>£77,808,212</p></td><td><p>£331,132,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool City Region</p></td><td><p>£53,563,639</p></td><td><p>£40,908,525</p></td><td><p>£27,084,532</p></td><td><p>£87,797,976</p></td><td><p>£209,354,672</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£41,627,017</p></td><td><p>£35,379,854</p></td><td><p>£29,213,502</p></td><td><p>£83,631,227</p></td><td><p>£189,851,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield City Region</p></td><td><p>£86,850,906</p></td><td><p>£42,471,649</p></td><td><p>£29,867,716</p></td><td><p>£43,238,940</p></td><td><p>£202,429,211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tees Valley</p></td><td><p>£27,989,035</p></td><td><p>£13,708,247</p></td><td><p>£9,416,075</p></td><td><p>£14,216,773</p></td><td><p>£65,330,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West of England</p></td><td><p>£49,831,528</p></td><td><p>£45,370,085</p></td><td><p>£13,575,065</p></td><td><p>£34,312,381</p></td><td><p>£143,089,059</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£42,505,549</p></td><td><p>£51,706,129</p></td><td><p>£28,063,127</p></td><td><p>£14,550,627</p></td><td><p>£136,825,432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black Country</p></td><td><p>£31,264,295</p></td><td><p>£19,527,429</p></td><td><p>£19,044,119</p></td><td><p>£32,948,081</p></td><td><p>£102,783,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>£10,873,571</p></td><td><p>£11,878,931</p></td><td><p>£3,050,399</p></td><td><p>£5,749,716</p></td><td><p>£31,552,617</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire and Warrington</p></td><td><p>£18,269,116</p></td><td><p>£16,015,902</p></td><td><p>£8,234,770</p></td><td><p>£24,905,206</p></td><td><p>£67,424,994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coast to Capital</p></td><td><p>£51,406,700</p></td><td><p>£45,815,341</p></td><td><p>£35,757,082</p></td><td><p>£47,281,837</p></td><td><p>£180,260,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly</p></td><td><p>£16,731,067</p></td><td><p>£6,434,534</p></td><td><p>£4,772,967</p></td><td><p>£11,717,698</p></td><td><p>£39,656,266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry &amp; Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>£23,122,974</p></td><td><p>£14,858,866</p></td><td><p>£8,214,575</p></td><td><p>£24,561,463</p></td><td><p>£70,757,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>£7,123,593</p></td><td><p>£6,057,068</p></td><td><p>£6,818,265</p></td><td><p>£11,694,598</p></td><td><p>£31,693,524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>£66,388,375</p></td><td><p>£32,359,889</p></td><td><p>£17,424,093</p></td><td><p>£40,086,356</p></td><td><p>£156,258,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>£15,859,638</p></td><td><p>£19,368,567</p></td><td><p>£14,045,722</p></td><td><p>£12,741,255</p></td><td><p>£62,015,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enterprise M3</p></td><td><p>£45,663,923</p></td><td><p>£36,807,289</p></td><td><p>£17,491,536</p></td><td><p>£42,685,284</p></td><td><p>£142,648,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>£9,254,854</p></td><td><p>£8,499,446</p></td><td><p>£20,482,684</p></td><td><p>£14,856,992</p></td><td><p>£53,093,976</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>£12,687,335</p></td><td><p>£8,733,858</p></td><td><p>£6,809,606</p></td><td><p>£18,153,052</p></td><td><p>£46,383,851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart of the South West</p></td><td><p>£36,132,181</p></td><td><p>£9,985,696</p></td><td><p>£13,146,492</p></td><td><p>£38,458,629</p></td><td><p>£97,722,998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>£33,455,875</p></td><td><p>£42,585,327</p></td><td><p>£29,765,956</p></td><td><p>£27,274,460</p></td><td><p>£133,081,618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>£27,269,412</p></td><td><p>£12,721,021</p></td><td><p>£11,050,217</p></td><td><p>£22,232,046</p></td><td><p>£73,272,696</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>£44,719,382</p></td><td><p>£34,856,510</p></td><td><p>£31,960,020</p></td><td><p>£38,640,069</p></td><td><p>£150,175,981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds City Region</p></td><td><p>£72,228,329</p></td><td><p>£74,349,287</p></td><td><p>£73,510,320</p></td><td><p>£100,338,062</p></td><td><p>£320,425,998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester &amp; Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>£23,968,028</p></td><td><p>£15,694,684</p></td><td><p>£12,932,202</p></td><td><p>£17,896,716</p></td><td><p>£70,491,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Anglia</p></td><td><p>£41,334,111</p></td><td><p>£34,659,957</p></td><td><p>£24,661,848</p></td><td><p>£47,412,132</p></td><td><p>£148,068,048</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>£14,015,357</p></td><td><p>£11,813,194</p></td><td><p>£24,304,685</p></td><td><p>£14,290,548</p></td><td><p>£64,423,784</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solent</p></td><td><p>£24,302,028</p></td><td><p>£10,817,860</p></td><td><p>£9,252,686</p></td><td><p>£9,252,686</p></td><td><p>£53,625,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£92,088,396</p></td><td><p>£91,738,956</p></td><td><p>£54,914,715</p></td><td><p>£77,873,075</p></td><td><p>£316,615,142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£23,738,436</p></td><td><p>£18,334,147</p></td><td><p>£28,912,343</p></td><td><p>£49,938,631</p></td><td><p>£120,923,557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke and Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>£17,518,643</p></td><td><p>£11,283,922</p></td><td><p>£6,370,448</p></td><td><p>£15,345,059</p></td><td><p>£50,518,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon and Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>£19,279,293</p></td><td><p>£20,870,160</p></td><td><p>£16,117,812</p></td><td><p>£16,627,417</p></td><td><p>£72,894,682</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley Berkshire</p></td><td><p>£26,442,132</p></td><td><p>£29,417,022</p></td><td><p>£6,177,667</p></td><td><p>£19,874,541</p></td><td><p>£81,911,362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Marches</p></td><td><p>£9,647,163</p></td><td><p>£8,187,720</p></td><td><p>£4,602,978</p></td><td><p>£12,626,193</p></td><td><p>£35,064,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcestershire</p></td><td><p>£15,325,957</p></td><td><p>£4,853,087</p></td><td><p>£3,624,437</p></td><td><p>£10,368,876</p></td><td><p>£34,172,357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York, North Yorkshire, East Riding</p></td><td><p>£10,195,309</p></td><td><p>£23,651,587</p></td><td><p>£6,511,540</p></td><td><p>£14,632,518</p></td><td><p>£54,990,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£1,308,092,552</p></td><td><p>£1,025,776,988</p></td><td><p>£733,678,508</p></td><td><p>£1,243,604,030</p></td><td><p>£4,311,152,078</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/02/2021 13:01:47 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1402993

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2022
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Apple Distribution International
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what purposes his Department spent £4,552 on Apple Distribution International Ltd between 22 and 23 September 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	104328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>£4,522 was paid to Apple for devices relating to non-executive Directors and Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/01/2022 16:50:06 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1302270

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2021
	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 Office: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how the £70m capital investment awarded to the Post Office for 2020-2021 was agreed to be spent.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
	uin	167952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>£210 million in capital investment was allocated to Post Office Ltd between 2018 and 2021. Post Office Ltd received £168 million in 2018/2019 and £42 million in 2019/2020. No capital investment was provided to Post Office Ltd in 2020/2021. This investment funding was designed to modernise the branch network and improve the systems and processes in place so that the Post Office could continue its journey towards commercial sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>In the most recent Spending Review for 2021/2022, the Government announced further Post Office investment funding of £227 million. This reflects the Government’s commitment to the role that post offices play in our communities. This funding consists of £50 million subsidy to safeguard services in the uncommercial parts of the network, and a further £177 million which will allow Post Office Ltd to invest for the future and to ensure the Post Office remains a vital force on our high streets.</p><p> </p><p>This investment includes supporting Post Office Ltd's future strategy for its network, including the remaining Directly Managed Branches. The management of the Post Office network, including decisions on Directly Managed Branches, is an operational matter for the Company. Changes to the branch network are subject to local consultation processes.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that over 99% of the Post Office network is already successfully franchised. This is the preferred business model for the Post Office as it delivers significant cost savings without impacting service provision for local communities. Franchising enables longer opening hours, increased convenience, and greater accessibility for communities.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 167953 167954 167955 question first answered 22/03/2021 15:54:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1302271

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2021
	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 Office: Finance
	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 any of the £177m capital investment awarded to the Post Office for 2021-22 will be spent on franchising any Crown post office branches.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
	uin	167953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>£210 million in capital investment was allocated to Post Office Ltd between 2018 and 2021. Post Office Ltd received £168 million in 2018/2019 and £42 million in 2019/2020. No capital investment was provided to Post Office Ltd in 2020/2021. This investment funding was designed to modernise the branch network and improve the systems and processes in place so that the Post Office could continue its journey towards commercial sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>In the most recent Spending Review for 2021/2022, the Government announced further Post Office investment funding of £227 million. This reflects the Government’s commitment to the role that post offices play in our communities. This funding consists of £50 million subsidy to safeguard services in the uncommercial parts of the network, and a further £177 million which will allow Post Office Ltd to invest for the future and to ensure the Post Office remains a vital force on our high streets.</p><p> </p><p>This investment includes supporting Post Office Ltd's future strategy for its network, including the remaining Directly Managed Branches. The management of the Post Office network, including decisions on Directly Managed Branches, is an operational matter for the Company. Changes to the branch network are subject to local consultation processes.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that over 99% of the Post Office network is already successfully franchised. This is the preferred business model for the Post Office as it delivers significant cost savings without impacting service provision for local communities. Franchising enables longer opening hours, increased convenience, and greater accessibility for communities.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 167952 167954 167955 question first answered 22/03/2021 15:54:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali