§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Industry what representations the Minister for Industry and Information Technology has received from the Muscular Dystrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the Post Office's boundaries around London and Greater London; what reply has been sent to the representations; if there is any action he is taking; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ButcherThe Muscular Dystrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland wrote to my hon. Friend the Minister for Industry and Information Technology earlier in the year about the Post Office's boundaries in the Greater London area. I sympathise with any administrative problems faced by the group, but questions about postal boundaries are under the Post Office Act 1969 a matter for the corporation itself to determine. Accordingly, the letter has been passed to the Post Office which, I understand, has replied explaining that it would be neither economic nor114W make for greater operational efficiency in the postal services for the current postal boundaries to be altered in the Greater London area.