HC Deb 13 April 1965 vol 710 c167W
Captain Kerby

asked 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. Joseph Slater

About 55 per cent. they number some 220,000, and cost about £228 million a year, as compared with £190 million for the postal services.