§ Captain Kerbyasked the Postmaster-General what proportion of Post Office workers are engaged on non-postal services; what are their numbers; and what is the cost of their labour compared with the cost of labour of the postal services.
§ Mr. MarplesOn 1st June, 1957, the Post Office employed 347,454 staff; part-timers counted as half each. It is estimated that about 210,000, or approximately 60 per cent., were employed on non-postal services.
The cost of their wages and salaries was £133,000,000 a year, compared with £98,000,000 a year for those engaged on postal services.