§ Mr. HeddleTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he has made, or intends to make, any assessment of the damage caused to the revenue of the Post Office, and of the implications for Government decisions on its future financial framework, by the September strike by the Union of Communication Workers, by way of the transfer of custom from traditional postal methods to facsimile transmission; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has asked to be kept closely informed of the Post Office's expectations of the consequences for the business of the recent postal strike.
The Post Office has already been set financial targets for the current financial year. In so far as the consequences of the strike are likely to affect the Post Office's future financial performance, they will be taken into account in decisions on its future financial framework.