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asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish his latest estimate for current and continuing deficits by the Post Office.
I have nothing at present to add to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Henley (Mr. Heseltine) on 1st May.—[Vol. 891, c. 222.]
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asked the Secretary of State for Industry how much revenue was received by the Post Office in the past financial year from charges on overseas surface printed papers to Commonwealth and foreign countries.
The Post Office estimates revenue for 1974–75 at between £13 million and £14 million.
| Telephone calls Millions | Telex calls Thousands | Telegrams Thousands | Staff employed in Telecomms. Business Thousands | Telecomms. Fixed Assets Gross Book Value Additions during year £ Thousands | |||||
| 1965 | … | … | … | 6,342 | 25,289 | 32,300 | 202 | * | 156,944 |
| 1966 | … | … | … | 6,900 | 28,107 | 31,900 | 211 | 175,140 | |
| 1967 | … | … | … | 7,391 | 37,802 | 31,000 | 218 | 216,823 | |
| 1968 | … | … | … | 7,960 | 43,217 | 30,900 | 223 | 255,493 | |
| 1969 | … | … | … | 8,640 | 47,510 | 29,200 | 226 | 283,129 | |
| 1970 | … | … | … | 9,638 | 52,419 | 29,300 | 228 | 324,620 | |
| 1971 | … | … | … | 10,766 | 65,256 | 25,800 | 232 | 362,557 | |
| 1972 | … | … | … | 12,051 | 74,840 | 27,000 | 234 | 518,227 | |
| 1973 | … | … | … | 13,564 | 80,480 | 27,000 | 240 | 523,768 | |
| 1974 | … | … | … | 14,874 | 86,163 | 27,500 | 242 | 610,154 | |
| * Prior to Corporation, estimated numbers. | |||||||||
asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is now his latest estimate of the profit or loss of the Post Office for the current year.
I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for the City of Chester (Mr. Morrison) earlier today.