HC Deb 22 November 1976 vol 919 cc846-8W
Mr. Steen

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the central Government Departments and closely related organisations using a composite rate payment system for official paid envelopes.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

All the central Government departments listed in Chapter 3 of the Civil Service Year Book with the addition of the Scottish Office, Welsh Office and Northern Ireland Government Departments, and the organisations in the following list, may use official paid envelopes if they wish. A number of them make atlernative arrangements for substantial parts of their mail.

The list is as follows:

  • Agricultural Research Council
  • British Library
  • British Museum
  • British Museum (Natural History)
  • Civil Service Benevolent Fund
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission Council for Technical Education and Training for Overseas Countries
  • Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations
  • Criminal Injuries Compensation Board Development Commission
  • Directorate of Overseas Surveys
  • Electoral Registration Officers
  • Housing Corporation
  • Immigration Appeals Tribunal
  • Imperial War Museum
  • Inter-University Council for Higher Education Overseas
  • Metropolitan Police Commissioner
  • Metropolitan Police Gazette
  • Metropolitan Police Receiver
  • Metropolitan Police Ticket Office
  • Nature Conservancy
  • National Environment Research Council
  • National Galleries of Scotland
  • National Gallery
  • National Library of Scotland
  • National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland
  • National Savings Committee for Scotland
  • Race Relations Board
  • Certain Regional Hospital Boards (for the National Blood Transfusion Service)
  • Science Research Council
  • Social Sciences Research Council
  • Tate Gallery

In addition, certain Commonwealth Governments are granted the use of official paid facilities. They pay for this mail on the same basis as do the other users:

  • Agent General for New South Wales
  • Agent General for Northern
  • Agent General for Queensland
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  • Agent General for South Australia
  • Agent General for Tasmania
  • Agent General for Western Australia
  • Canadian Defence and Liaison Staff
  • High Commissioner for Australia
  • High Commissioner for Canada
  • High Commissioner for India
  • High Commissioner for New Zealand