§ 2. Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Postmaster-General if he will make a statement on the proposals and arrangements made for the construction of the new central post office and sorting centre in the city of Stoke-on-Trent; and what consultations he has had in this connection with British Railways and the city council.
§ The Assistant Postmaster-General (Miss Mervyn Pike)The new building will comprise a public office, a sorting office and a postal garage and workshop. The scheme has now been agreed both with the local authority and the British Transport Commission. I expect building work to start by the end of this year and to be completed by the late autumn of 1963.