§ 28. Mr. Tileyasked the Postmaster-General to what extent, in the efforts tie is making to secure general use of the new standard letter box, he is taking account of the fact that doors made wholly or partly of glass often prevent the letter box being placed in a suitable position.
§ The Assistant Postmaster-General (Mr. Kenneth Thompson)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this question of glass doors, which present a serious and growing problem for the Post Office. Our postmen suffer great inconvenience and delay when they have to manipulate letters and packets into letter boxes placed often little above ground level. We are in discussion with the British Standards Institute, manufacturers of glass doors, architects and builders, in an attempt to get letter plates put in these doors at a reasonable height. If that cannot be done, then a separate letter box, sensibly sited, seems to be the proper solution.
§ Mr. TileyI am grateful for the consideration which my hon. Friend has given to this matter because of the difficulties caused to our postmen in delivering letters and messages at ground level, especially when they have to carry these heavy bags. Will my hon. Friend emphasise this point with the builders' associations and the architects, who can exercise control?
§ Mr. ThompsonWe are trying to get as much concentrated effort into this as possible to relieve the problem.