HC Deb 09 July 1958 vol 591 cc30-1W
Mr. G. M. Thomson

asked the Postmaster-General if he will state for the month of June the number of times the night mail train from London arrived in Dundee in time to ensure first delivery that morning.

Mr. Marples

Nineteen occasions out of twenty-five.

Mr. G. M. Thomson

asked the Postmaster-General if he will state for each month of 1958, up to and including June, the proportion of Saturday mornings on which the previous night's mail train from London arrived in Dundee in time to ensure delivery in the city that morning.

Mr. Marples

The following is the reply:

  • January—Three in four.
  • February—None.
  • March—One in five.
  • April—One in four.
  • May—Four in five.
  • June—Three in four.