§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications 340W each of 10 preceding years, for comparable losses.
§ Sir J. EdenWe estimate that at 31st March, 1972, we were losing £7.2 million in revenue through evasion.
Following is the information.
There is no reliable information available before 1964.
whether he will give a general direction to the Post Office to make it their practice that when Members of Parliament write to them complaining of delays and inefficiency in the postal and Giro services they should reply to these complaints more expeditiously than hitherto and not keep Members waiting for periods of weeks for replies which contain straightforward information.
§ Sir J. EdenThis is not a matter for a general direction; I have no doubt that the Post Office does its best to give prompt attention to all complaints.