§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many letters sent by first-class post his Department received within the last three months; and how many of these arrived within one day, two days and more than two days, respectively, of the date of the postmark.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieStatistics on this matter are not collected.
§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will conduct a 177W survey to inform himself of the proportion of letters sent by his Department by first-class post which arrive within one day of posting.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieNo. The Post Office itself makes sample checks of performance of this character.