§ 4. Sir A. V. Harveyasked the Postmaster-General what steps he is taking to improve the postal service to Congleton, Cheshire, details of which have been sent to him.
§ Miss PikeI am taking all possible steps to eliminate the causes of delay. In particular, parcel mails from Mount Pleasant, London, to Congleton have recently been re-routed in an effort to avoid delays in transmission by rail. I am writing to my hon. Friend about the individual cases to which he has drawn my attention.
§ Sir A. V. HarveyWhile thanking my hon. Friend for that reply, may I ask her whether she is aware that letters travelling four miles from Congleton to Biddulph take about 36 hours via Macclesfield and cover a distance of 30 to 40 miles? While there has been an improvement, it has taken place only since this matter was ventilated in the Congleton Chronicle when the Question was tabled. Will my hon. Friend try to improve on this service to facilitate local business?
§ Miss PikeWe have gone into the question thoroughly. The transfer from the sorting office to Macclesfield head office will improve the service, in addition to the improvement I have mentioned in re-routeing the mails from Mount Pleasant.