§ Mr. Bidgoodasked the Postmaster-General what plans he has for modernising those post office public offices which are unlikely to be replaced by new ones for a long time to come.
§ Mr. K. ThompsonI realise that a large number of our post office public-offices are now in need of modernisation. I have, therefore, called into consultation Sir Hugh Casson, the Architect and Industrial Designer, Mr. Misha Black of180W the Design Research Unit, Mr. Stevenson, Principal of the Liverpool College of Art, and Mr. F. J. M. Ormrod, of the Liverpool firm of Architects and Planning Consultants. As a first step three post offices in London and three in the North of England will be modernised, different treatments being used at different offices. I am confident that as a result of the consultation, and of our experience with these particular offices, we shall be able to evolve schemes of improvement which can be applied to older public offices generally.