§ Mr. Fortescueasked the Minister of Overseas Development what use her Department makes of the National Giro for regular payments of salaries and pensions, and for other purposes; and, in view of the under-used capacity of the Giro, whether she will consider using it more.
§ Mrs. Hart:About 80 regular payments are made under the facilities available from Giro both for financial transactions generally and for payments of salaries and wages in particular. Regard is had to economy, efficiency and convenience in considering alternative methods of payment.