Mr. ConnallyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what financial provision was made in the current financial year for the payment of commissions to the Post Office for the issuing of vehicle licences in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Tim SmithI have been asked to reply.
Although no specific financial allocation was made in the current financial year for payment to Post Office Counters Ltd. for the issuing of vehicle licences in Northern Ireland, the agency responsible for vehicle licensing in Northern Ireland has been allocated £4.433 million for 1994–95 from which it has to deliver all its services.