§ 41. Mr. DAYasked the Postmaster-General whether he can state the number of districts in England and Wales which do not have a daily delivery of 1099 letters; and whether any action has been taken by the Post Office to remedy this inconvenience?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThere are a number of isolated places in various parts of England, Scotland and Wales where it has not hitherto been possible to provide a daily delivery without incurring quite disproportionate expense, but particulars of the precise number of such places are not available. The possibility of increasing the frequency of delivery in these cases is kept under review, and a considerable number of them have been dealt with in the last few months.
§ Mr. DAYCan my hon. Friend say how many deliveries they have per week where there is not a daily delivery.
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHIn most cases there are three or four a week.