§ 15. Mr. Hamlingasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications whether he will now make a statement on how many days were lost in the recent industrial action taken by the Post Office Corporation's staff relating to pay anomalies.
§ Mr. John Grantasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications if he can now state the overall costs to the Post Office and the total loss of revenue to date of the current industrial action concerning the interpretation of phase 3 of the counter-inflation policy.
§ Sir J. EdenThe Post Office tells me that selective action started on 16th October and was originally expected to be for a fortnight. Some staff resumed normal working at midnight on 2nd November but I understand that for other staff the period has been extended to the end of the current week. It is not possible to quantify the overall effect at this stage.