§ Lord DENHAMasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will instruct the Post Office to leave enough time between sending out final telephone demands and cutting off, or threatening to cut 1264WA off, the service, to enable the subscriber's cheque to reach them, taking into account the current delays in their own postal service.
§ Lord BESWICKMy Lords, the Government are satisfied that the Post Office's standard billing procedures are reasonable.
House adjourned at twenty-two minutes before eight o'clock.