To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many Royal Mail post offices there were in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.

Post Office Ltd is responsible for operational matters concerning the Post Office network, which includes the information requested. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the chief executive, to respond directly to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.