§ Mr. Lipsonasked the Postmaster-General why men in the Forces with a postal address in this country have to pay 2½d. postage on letters they write, whereas letters addressed to them require only rid, postage; and will he make the postage charge 1½d. for both their outgoing and ingoing mail.
§ Captain CrookshankI assume the hon. Member's question refers to letters addressed A.P.O. England. "This address, like other A.P.O. addresses, entails the application of the concessionary rates of postage to Forces overseas (i.e., in the case of letters, 1½d. for the first ounce and 1d. for each succeeding ounce). The concessionary rates apply irrespective of the whereabouts of the addressee, since it is impossible to distinguish in the matter of charges between troops who have proceeded overseas and those who have not. The inland postage rate of 2½d. is normally charged on letters for inland1222W addresses from members of the. Forces serving in the United Kingdom, 'end I regret that I am unable to authorise special rates of postage for troops who have not proceeded overseas.