HC Deb 25 July 1946 vol 426 c192
11. Mr. Glossop

asked the Assistant Postmaster-General why certain portions of the village of Welton, East Yorkshire, do not receive an afternoon delivery of letters; and whether he is aware that some houses within 800 yards of the Post Office are outside the area of the second delivery.

Mr. Burke

The afternoon delivery of letters in Welton has been restored to all those houses which enjoyed the facility before the war. There are six outlying houses which do not get the delivery because the cost would be prohibitive in relation to the number of letters for delivery. Arrangements have however been made for correspondence for these houses to be available to callers at the Welton Post Office in the afternoon.

Mr. Glossop

Will the hon. Gentleman reconsider these houses 800 yards away, in view of the declared policy of H.M. Government to share and share alike?

Mr. Burke

There are six houses in outlying districts, and they lie in very different directions. The cost of meeting them would be entirely prohibitive.

Mr. York

Are we to understand that it is the policy of the Government that the cost of the postal services is the dominating factor in the citizens getting a proper service or not?

Mr. Burke

There is a limit to the number of districts in which we can have a loss.