§ Mr. Pounderasked the Postmaster-General what has been the value of losses from postal parcels through pilferage during 1963 and 1964, respectively; what has been the number of claims during this period; and how these figures compare with those in 1962, in respect of Northern Ireland, England and Wales, and Scotland, respectively.
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§ Mr. Joseph SlaterDetails of the value of losses from postal parcels through pilferage alone are not available. But the total amounts of compensation and the number of claims paid in the years in question for the loss of and from inland postal parcels are given in the following table. I am sorry that it is not practicable to give separately the figures for Northern Ireland, England, and Wales, and Scotland.
Year Compensation Paid Number of Claims 1961–62 … £184,954 55,885 1962–63 … £178,433 52,327 1963–64 … £214,164 59,980 1964–65 … £238,160 63,134