§ 6. Brigadier Medlicottasked the Assistant Postmaster-General how many letters posted by hon. Members passed through the House of Commons Post Office in 1952.
§ Mr. GammansThe total numbers of letters posted in the post-boxes of the Palace of Westminster in 1952 was of the order of 2½ million. It is not possible to say how many of these were posted by, or on account of, hon. Members.
§ Brigadier MedlicottDoes this figure not indicate industry on the part of hon. Members and is it not also a reminder of what we owe to the staff of the Post Office here for the efficient and smooth way they handle our correspondence?
§ Mr. GammansI am grateful to my hon. and gallant Friend for his tribute to the Post Office; but there are other people as well as hon. Members who use the post-boxes and the House of Commons post office.
§ Lieut.-Colonel LiptonIs not this increased correspondence of hon. Members also an indication of the extent to which public dissatisfaction with the present Government is growing?
§ Mr. GammansThe hon. and gallant Member should be careful about that. If I looked up the figures I might find that they were greater in the time of the last Government.