§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Postmaster-General if he will state what savings in money and manpower are expected as a result of the rearrangement of the control of the Post Office.
§ Mr. Edward ShortIt is not a question of effecting savings but of putting the Post Office in a better position to meet the big problems of expansion, modernisation and reorganisation it now faces. As I said in my statement in the House on 3rd August, the Government believe that the change in status will make a considerable contribution to the efficiency of the Post Office, and the efficiency of Britain, in the years ahead.