HC Deb 29 March 1994 vol 240 cc651-2W
Mr. George Howarth

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many incidents have been reported by the Post Office of letters and small packages being(a) irrecoverably damaged and (b) damaged but recoverably so by the new mark 1, 2 and 3 GT 4000 machines in use in some sorting offices.

Mr. McLoughlin

[holding answer 28 March 1994]: I understand from the Post Office that it does not use any sorting machines designated as GT 4000 but that Royal Mail currently operates 185 NP 4000 sorting machines. Incidents of damage to mail during sorting processes are not recorded centrally by Royal Mail.