§ MR. BUCHANAN (Edhiburgh, W.)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether his attenton has been called to the fact that lobby officers in the General Post Office in Edinburgh are not yet paid at the new rate for Sunday duty, and have not obtained the benefits of the new scheme of re-organisation; and whether he will take steps to have these servants placed in the same position as all other members of the permanent staff in Edinburgh?
§ *SIR JAMES FERGUSSONIt is a fact that the lobby officers in the General Post Office, Edinburgh, are not paid at the new rate for Sunday work, as they were not included in the scheme. The question of extending the scheme to all parts of the country is under consideration.
§ MR. BUCHANANI beg to ask the Postmaster General whether he will urge forward an early decision by the Departmental Committee on the subject of the Mutual Guarantee Fund of the Edinburgh Post Office?
§ *SIR JAMES FERGUSSONThe inquiry was extensive, and I do not think that any undue delay has taken place.