§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many responses he has received to his consultation document on the Post Office; and how many were in favour of full or partial privatisation.
§ Mr. EggarSome 15,400 responses were received on the Green Paper, including some 2,000 received after the close of the consultation period. The majority took the form of standard form letters and postcards issued by organisations campaigning against the Government's proposals. About 60 responses in total were positively in favour of full or partial privatisation, although a wide variety of views were expressed and not all letters could easily be categorised.