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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-16more like thismore than 2016-11-16
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Post Offices more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much public funding the Post Office has received since January 2011 through government grants for investment in the network; and how much of that funding has been spent on postmasters' compensation. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough more like this
tabling member printed
Gill Furniss more like this
uin 53407 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-21more like thismore than 2016-11-21
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>From the period January 2011 to-date the Government has provided Post Office Limited with £1.835 billion in network subsidy and other payments to maintain, modernise and protect a network of at least 11,500 post offices across the country. Government has not provided Post Office Limited with any grants beyond the network subsidy payments.</p><p> </p><p>The arrangements for postmaster compensation are the operational responsibility of Post Office Limited. I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the Hon Member on this matter and provide the information requested. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James more like this
grouped question UIN 53406 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-21T16:27:28.66Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-21T16:27:28.66Z
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
4571
label Biography information for Gill Furniss remove filter