§ Mr. Cooperasked the Postmaster-General what is the total air mail revenue received by the British Post Office for the fiscal year 1946–47; and what are the mail payments made during the same period to B.O.A.C., B.E.A. and B.S.A.A., respectively.
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§ Mr. Wilfred PalingAs I explained in answer to my hon Friend the Member for Keighley (Mr. Ivor Thomas) on loth March, the receipts in 1946–47 from overseas air mail correspondence, which have to cover Post Office handling costs estimated at £991,000, amounted to £6,097,000. During 1946–47, £147,000 was paid to B.E.A.C., £188,000 to B.S.A.A.C., and £3,983,000 was paid, under a wartime arrangement then in force, to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Air Ministry for mails conveyed by B.O.A.C., B.E.A.C. and Transport Command. I have no information regarding the exact apportionment of this sum of £3,983,000 between the Corporations and Transport Command.