§ 82. Mr. BOTTOMLEYasked the Post master-General whether, in view of the in creasing correspondence imposed upon Members of the House and the increased rates of postage, he will arrange that each Member applying at the Lobby post office may be supplied with a limited number of franked envelopes each week on signing a form that such envelopes shall be used solely for the purpose of political correspondence?
§ Mr. ILLINGWORTHAs I stated in reply to a similar question last year, I should be sorry to see any system of franking Members' letters revived.
§ Mr. HOGGEIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that all Ministers have a right to frank the same letters on the same subjects as those on which Members have to pay postage?
§ Mr. ILLINGWORTHOf course I am aware of it.
§ Mr. BOTTOMLEYIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that Ministers not only frank letters for official purposes, but also, as I can prove to him if he has not the evidence, for their private correspondence?