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As required under Section 11 of the Postal Services Act 2011, the Secretary of State lays a report before Parliament providing details of Post Office Ltd\u2019s network. The most recent of these reports was laid in July 2014.<\/p>

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These annual network reports show the following:<\/p>

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Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Total network size<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Rural network size<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

% rural network<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010-11<\/p><\/td>

11,820<\/p><\/td>

6,469<\/p><\/td>

54.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/p><\/td>

11,696<\/p><\/td>

6,362<\/p><\/td>

54.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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In 2010 this Government made a clear commitment to end the closure programmes of the previous administration. Since 2010 we have committed nearly £2 billion to maintain, modernise and protect the Post Office network, and these figures show that the size of the network is at its most stable for a generation.<\/p>

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