§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many letters, sent by first-class post, his Department received within the last three month; and how many of these arrived within one day, two days and more than two days, respectively, of the date on the postmark.
§ Mr. BoothThis information is not held and could not be obtained without cost disproportionate to the value of the information gained.
§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will conduct a survey to inform himself of the proportion of letters sent by his Department by firs-class post which arrive within one day of posting.
§ Mr. BoothNo. The effort and cost involved would be disproportionate to the value of the information gained.