§ Mrs. LaitTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what progress has been made in giving the Post Office greater commercial freedom. [33674]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyI have been reviewing carefully the views advanced by interested parties during the consultations which followed my announcement last year of a review of options for granting the Post Office greater commercial freedom. These will inform our decisions on the next phase of the work. I will make an announcement in due course.