HC Deb 05 February 1968 vol 758 cc7-8W
65. Sir W. Bromley-Davenport

asked the Minister of Social Security to what extent it is the practice in local offices of her Department for letters to be fed into a dictating machine and the tape sent to her Department in Blackpool to be typed and returned; and what is the reason for this procedure.

Mr. Loughlin

Typing facilities at my Department's Blackpool Central Office are used by about 24 of our local offices in the London Postal Area where typists are in short supply, in order to give as rapid as possible a service to the public.