§ 40. Mr. Kenneth Bakerasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications whether he will publish the capital expenditure programme for the Post Office Corporation for the next five years.
§ Mr. StonehouseI would ask the hon. Member to await publication of the forthcoming White Paper on Public Expenditure.
§ Mr. BakerWhy this delay? The right hon. Gentleman does not seem to have much of a job as Minister answering Questions in the House. Why does he not spend time preparing the capital expenditure programme, which has been delayed for nine months? As the Post Office spends over £1 million a day in capital, will we have a chance to discuss the programme when it is published?
§ Mr. StonehouseThis programme has been worked out in association with my co leagues, and the details will be released shortly.