§ Mr. SpellerTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he expects the Post Office to announce the new prices for first and second class mail from October.
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 13 July 1989]: Postal tariffs are a matter for the Post Office board. The Post Office announced on 3 July that it had proposed to the Post Office Users National Council that the standard charges should go to by 1 p, to 20p for first class and to 15p for second class letters, from 2 October.