§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what account will be taken by his Department of postal services for visually impaired people within any future review of postal services in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 19 April 1994]: The Post Office currently operates the articles for the blind scheme which provides for the free transmission of articles for the visually impaired. In the course of the current review of the structure and organisation of the Post Office, Ministers have assured the Royal National Institute for the Blind that under any outcome the scheme will continue as currently constituted.