§ Mr. Dykesasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will seek to harmonise with other European partners the growing practice of regarding the postal delivery between these countries as internal mail, from the standpoint of the cost of postage to the public.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallThe Government are sympathetic to the motives underlying this practice, but postal tariffs are a matter for the Post Office, for which the implementation of such a scheme would entail a substantial loss in revenue.