§ 23. Sir W. Wakefieldasked the Postmaster-General what steps he is taking to improve the efficiency of the delivery of the morning mail in Central London, in view of the delays taking place, details of which have been given to him.
§ The Assistant Postmaster-General (Miss Mervyn Pike)I very much regret that shortage of postmen and staffing difficulties have caused some delay in the morning delivery of letters in parts of Central London. I am hopeful that the recent announcement of a pay increase will help with recruitment and that this will lead to an improvement in the situation.
§ Sir W. WakefieldWhile I thank my hon. Friend for that reply, may I ask if she is aware that delays of the mails, which have been going on for a long time, are very serious for those firms in Central London which have large post-bags? They have numbers of their staff doing nothing.
§ Miss PikeI can assure my hon. Friend that we are well aware of the difficulties caused by these delays in the mails and are doing our best to overcome them.