§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications if he will list the projects affected by the Chancellor's statement of public expenditure retrench- 206W ment announced on 21st May which fall on his Vote and indicate the total savings expected for the current and prospective year.
§ Sir J. EdenFor the effect on my Vote of the policy on Civil Service manpower announced in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's statement, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given today to his Question to the Minister for the Civil Service. Post Office capital expenditure, for which I am responsible but which is not carried on my Vote, will be reduced by £30 million in 1974–75 and I am discussing with the Post Office where these savings can best be made. The consequential savings in 1973–74 will depend in part on the projects chosen.