§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment 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 on the postmark.
§ Mr. CroslandThis information is not held in the Department and could not be obtained except at disproportionate cost.
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§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will conduct a 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. CroslandNo. Such an exercise would involve disproportionate effort and cost.