§ Mr. Bradfordasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will introduce a scheme to provide concessionary rates for retirement pensioners in postal and telephone charges.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThis would be a matter for the Post Office and both its financial situation and the administrative problem such a scheme would entail would seem to preclude it at the present. But the Post Office's current proposals include no increase in the rental charge. This would ensure that those pensioners who make little use of the telephone incurred little extra costs.