§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications what was the volume of letters handled by the Post Office in 1967, 1970, and for the 12-month period to the latest available date.
§ Sir J. EdenThe Post Office Report and Accounts for 1967–68, 1970–71 and 1971–72 show that the total correspondence posted in each of those years was respectively 11,500 million items; 10,500 million items; 10,550 million items.