§ 4. Sir W. Bromley-Davenportasked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that letters posted from London on Friday by the country post do not reach the Knutsford division until Monday morning; and what steps he is taking to improve this service.
§ Miss PikeMy right hon. Friend is very sorry about these delays which have been due to failures to carry out prescribed circulation arrangements. Special checks are now being made on the mails from London to Macclesfield and Knutsford, and I understand that in recent weeks the service has improved. We shall do everything we can to avoid further failures.
§ Sir W. Bromley-DavenportIs my hon. Friend aware that for the past 17 years I have been complaining about this bad service and that there has been no improvement whatsoever? Is she further aware that before the war letters posted in the Knutsford division used to 196 reach London by first post the same day? Therefore, from that, would my hon. Friend not further agree that the end product is always the same from any nationalised industry to the consumer—worse service at increased cost?
§ Miss PikeI am aware of my hon. and gallant Friend's complaints and I gather from what he has said that prewar we did the impossible.