§ Ms. HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what is the status of the Green Paper on the development of the single market for postal services;
(2) if he will place in the Library a copy of the Green Paper on the development of the single market for postal services.
§ Mr. LeighI understand that the EC Commission currently expects to publish its Green Paper on European postal services within the next few weeks. As soon as copies are available, I shall place one in the Library.
§ Miss HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on his policy with regard to the continuation of a door-to-door postal service throughout the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. LeighAs the citizens charter White Paper made clear, the Government are fully committed to the continued provision of letter services which serve all the United Kingdom's 24 million addresses.