§ 70. Mr. Pageasked the Postmaster-General what has been the effect upon the use of business reply-paid envelopes of the increase of the fee to 5d. for each envelope, having regard to the fact that the ordinary postage stamp for a letter is 3d.
§ Mr. MarplesThe business-reply charge on a 3d. envelope is 1d. and not 2d., as my hon. Friend seems to think. It is too early yet to judge the effects of the recent increase in the business-reply fee from ½d. to 1d. per item; but we have no reason to think that there has been a marked decrease in the use of the service.