§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will make a statement on the latest position concerning Imperial Typewriters.
Volume of Mail* (Million items) Staff† Total Postal Capital Expenditure (£ million at outturn prices) 1965–66 … … … … 11,300 186,000‡ 16.2 1966–67 … … … … 11,400 189,000‡ 24.0 1967–68 … … … … 11,500 188,000‡ 27.6 1968–69 … … … … 11,300 188,236‡ 27.3 1969–70 … … … … 11,400 175,974 27.3 1970–71 … … … … 10,500 177,248 34.3 1971–72 … … … … 10,550 173,544 29.9 1972–73 … … … … 10,790 172,562 27.5 1973–74 … … … … 11,010 170,128 26.3 * Includes inland and overseas letters and parcels. † The figures exclude Sub-Postmasters who are employed by the Post Office on an agency basis. ‡ These figures include a somewhat arbitrary allocation in respect of certain groups of staff—e.g. Headquarters staff whose duties covered more than one of the Post Office businesses.