§ * MR. MORTON (Sutherland)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the promise which he gave in the Budget Statement last session, to give enlarged postal and telegraphic facilities to rural districts, securing that each place in the United Kingdom shall have, save in very exceptional cases, at least three deliveries a week, and in case of a guarantee being required where postal, telegraph, or telephone facilities are given, the Post-master General shall in ordinary conditions take two-thirds of the risk, is yet in force; and, if so, does it apply to Scotland.
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONMy right hon. friend has asked me to answer this Question. The Answer is in the affirmative.
§ * MR. MORTONI should have liked to have had an Answer from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as it was his statement.