asked the Postmaster-General what is the age and annual remuneration of the public relations officer to his Department, together with the age and annual remuneration of his predecessor at the time of retirement.

The present public relations officer to the Post Office, who is 67, receives a salary of £1,700 a year. His predecessor was nearly 62 and in receipt of £1,370 a year when he was transferred from the post of public relations officer to other work at Post Office headquarters.