§ 29. Mr. Sorensenasked the Postmaster-General, in view of the extra charge for greetings telegrams being far more than the difference in printing those telegrams compared with ordinary telegrams, if he will undertake to examine this matter to ensure a more reasonable charge being made for the greetings or de luxe telegrams.
§ Mr. BennThe charges for greetings telegrams are well below the costs of handling them and reductions would increase the loss on the inland telegraph service as a whole which, in 1963–64, was about £2½ million. I am sorry therefore that I do not feel able to allow a concession such as my hon. Friend has in mind.