The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is currently reviewing the corrective action taken by Whirlpool in respect of certain models of tumble dryer and the results of the review will be published when completed.<\/p>
The level of risk for affected models is currently assessed as low and OPSS is keeping this under continuous review. The advice to consumers is that they should not use affected machines until they have been modified by Whirlpool.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochester and Strood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kelly Tolhurst"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-12-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1016445/answer/previousversion/89700", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rochester and Strood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kelly Tolhurst"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-12-04T17:15:17.377Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Whirlpool Corporation: Tumble Dryers"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Office for Product Safety and Standards has plans to undertake an investigation into the safety of Whirlpool tumble dryers; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4571", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Gill Furniss"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Gill Furniss"} ], "uin" : "196875"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1010575", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1010575/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
This data will be published in due course.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4068", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Watford"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Richard Harrington"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-11-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-11-23T11:36:50.58Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Government Departments: Iron and Steel"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department will publish data on Government steel use and compliance with procurement policy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4571", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Gill Furniss"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Gill Furniss"} ], "uin" : "193503"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1006169", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1006169/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.<\/p>
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The Post Office branch network overall is reported annually in the Post Office Annual Network Report which is available at http://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/modernising-post-office<\/a>. The most recent information (June 2018) on the Post Office network by Government Office Region is below. Apart from the Directly Managed branches the rest of the network is operated on a franchise/agency basis and the groupings below reflect the branch models.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>
Government Office Region<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Directly Managed Branch<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Hosted Directly Managed Branch<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Main<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Local<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Traditional<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Outreach<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 257<\/p><\/td> 277<\/p><\/td> 204<\/p><\/td> 143<\/p><\/td> 889<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East of England<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 280<\/p><\/td> 355<\/p><\/td> 311<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> 1115<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London<\/p><\/td> 61<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 334<\/p><\/td> 187<\/p><\/td> 81<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 667<\/p><\/td><\/tr> NI<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 121<\/p><\/td> 199<\/p><\/td> 112<\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td> 487<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North East<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 148<\/p><\/td> 167<\/p><\/td> 88<\/p><\/td> 77<\/p><\/td> 486<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 446<\/p><\/td> 342<\/p><\/td> 184<\/p><\/td> 114<\/p><\/td> 1115<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Scotland<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 280<\/p><\/td> 506<\/p><\/td> 361<\/p><\/td> 234<\/p><\/td> 1399<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 359<\/p><\/td> 517<\/p><\/td> 325<\/p><\/td> 146<\/p><\/td> 1384<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 289<\/p><\/td> 360<\/p><\/td> 341<\/p><\/td> 257<\/p><\/td> 1271<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wales<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 167<\/p><\/td> 305<\/p><\/td> 241<\/p><\/td> 190<\/p><\/td> 915<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 346<\/p><\/td> 271<\/p><\/td> 186<\/p><\/td> 98<\/p><\/td> 908<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire and the Humber<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 326<\/p><\/td> 293<\/p><\/td> 200<\/p><\/td> 114<\/p><\/td> 956<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 218<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 3353<\/p><\/td> 3779<\/p><\/td> 2634<\/p><\/td> 1572<\/p><\/td> 11592<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1006170/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Post Office Current Accounts can be serviced across the UK-wide network of over 11,500 Post Office branches, for deposits, withdrawals and balance enquiries. Services can also be accessed over the phone, online and via the Post Office Money Current Account app.<\/p> <\/p> |