§ 17. Mr. Blackasked the Postmaster-General what is the number of the staff now employed in the delivery of letters, parcels, etc., in the United Kingdom and the corresponding number for 1939; and the volume of letters, parcels, etc., handled now compared with 1939.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsAs the answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
§ Staffing figures relating solely to the delivery of postal packets are not available; but taking postmen engaged in postal deliveries, collections, facing letters, and inward sorting, the figures are as follow:
| Postmen employed | Letters, etc., handled in preceding 12 months | Parcels handled in preceding 12 months | |
| 1st April, 1939. | 78,899 | 8,455,000,000 | 184,832,000 |
| 1st. April, 1949. | 76,176 | 8,383,000,000 | 239,601,000 |
| 1st April,1950. | 76,449 | — | — |
§ Traffic figures for the year ended 1st April, 1950, are not yet available.