Postal Services (Hansard, 8 March 1995)

§ Mrs. Mahon
To ask the President of the hoard of Trade what is the current target timescale for completing first postal deliveries in urban areas.

§ Mr. Page
I understand from the Post Office that the general current target timescale for completing first deliveries in town areas is between 7 am and 9.30 am.

§ Mrs. Mahon
To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the target timescale for completing first postal deliveries has been altered since 1975.

§ Mr. Page
I understand from the Post Office that there has been no change in the target timescale for completing first deliveries since 1975.

§ Mrs. Mahon
To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) what proportion of first-class mail is currently delivered within the first-delivery timescale as defined in 1975;
(2) what proportion of first-class mail is currently delivered within the first-delivery timescale, as currently defined.

§ Mr. Page
I understand from the Post Office that there has been no change in the first delivery timescale since 1975 and that information on the proportion of first-class mail currently delivered within the first delivery timescale is not available. However, taking into account that the general target timescale for first postal deliveries in rural areas is longer than in town areas, overall 88 per cent. of all classes of mail nationally is delivered on the first delivery.