§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Postmaster General why customers of Giro who made application some weeks before the initiation of the scheme, and paid their deposit cheques, which were acknowledged and cleared, are having to wait weeks for their stationery, deposit cards and other documents, when these papers were promised to them on return.
§ Mr. StonehouseI am sorry that there were initial delays in issuing Giro stationery to some customers. These delays arose from packaging difficulties at the printers. The difficulties have now been overcome and the arrears have been overtaken. From now on customers should receive their stationery within a week after initial deposits have been cleared.