HC Deb 14 October 1968 vol 770 c24W
45. Sir Harmar Nicholls

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether Government-franked envelopes will be treated as first or second class mail; and on what grounds Her Majesty's Government have based their instructions in this matter.

Mr. Taverne

Departments will use the second-class service except where the urgency of the communication demands the use of the quicker first-class service. The aim is to make effective and economic use of the new two-rate system.