§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Industry how the inland postal rate for a magazine weighing 8 ox compares with the rate in other European countries.
§ Mr. KaufmanBcause different conditions apply to the posting of magazines in various European countries, a simple comparison of charges would not necessarily be meaningful. With this reservation, charges reckoned at current rate of exchange in countries for which the information is immediately available and in repect of a magazine weighing 250 grams, are as follows:
United Kingdom 6.0 Belgium 5.0 Denmark 8.1 France 24.5 Germany (Federal Republic) 13.2 Irish Republic 9.0 Italy 91 Luxembourg 3.1 Netherlands 24.0
§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether the terms of reference of the Post Office Review Committee will enable it to include consideration 720W of the division of the Corporation into separate entities for the postal and telephone businesses.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieYes.