§ Mr. Carsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, from 1st January 1975 to 1st June 1976, how many retirement pensioners' books have been lost or through clerical errors have been delayed in being returned to the Post Office.
§ Mr. Concannon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 1st July 1976; Vol. 914, c. 257], gave the following information:
In that period, 590 books were reported lost while in the custody of the pensioner and 138 in transit from the Northern Ireland Department of Health and Social Services to Post Offices. Information on the number of books which were delayed in their return to Post Offices because of clerical error could not be provided without a disproportionate use of resources.