§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is aware that a communication posted by his Department to the hon. Member for West Ham, North, was delayed in delivery due to this receiving second-class postage service; and whether in future he will instruct staff to use the first-class service when writing to Members of Parliament.
§ Mr. WhitlockThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office practice is to use the second-class service except where there is a clear and defensible need for the first-class service.
If my hon. Friend is referring to my letter on 4th November, I do not consider that using the second-class service was inappropriate.