HC Deb 06 June 1947 vol 438 cc38-9W
Sir E. Graham-Little

asked the Postmaster-General how many postal servants were engaged in the collection and delivery of postal packets in July, 1945, as compared with the number at present so employed.

Mr. Wilfred Paling

Figures relating solely to the collection and delivery of postal packets are not immediately available, but for collection, delivery and various allied operations, the number of postmen employed (each part-timer counted as one half) was:

1st July, 1945 … … 67,157
1st May, 1947 … … 82,125