§ Mr. HainTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what were the percentage and actual increases in the charges for redirection of mail between 1991 and 1993, and what was the retail prices index increase over the equivalent period.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 25 October 1993]: Charges for redirection of mail service have increased between 1991 and 1993 as follows:
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Charge from: 1 month 3 months 12 months 16 September 1991 £3.50 £7 75 £18.75 13 September 1993 £6.00 £13.00 £30.00 Percentage increase 71.4 67.7 60.0 The retail price index increase between September 1991 and September 1993 was 5.4 per cent.
These increases bring the charges more closely into line with the costs of the mail redirection service and reflect the improvements recently made to these services.