§ 71. Mr. R. Edwardsasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that a firm, the name of which has been sent to him, is circularising General Post Office telephone subscribers, and purporting to do so in an official capacity, in order to sell certain information to them; whether he is aware of the use being made of the postal services for this purpose; whether such activities have been authorised by him; and whether he will investigate these activities, and take action to protect telephone subscribers from being misled by them.
§ Mr. BevinsI should like to emphasise that the Post Office neither supports nor sponsors this organisation in any way. I have asked the promoter to refrain from including anything in his literature which could mislead telephone subscribers into thinking that I had approved its activities or that it was officially connected with the Post Office in any way. I shall continue to watch the position.