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Postal Services Bill [HL]

I am sorry but the modernisation issue brings into focus the Secretary of State’s comments to this House on Second Reading regarding two major machines which, other than assistance for delivery, have been talked about in relation to modernisation. The two machines are an enhanced optical character-recognition machine and what is described as a walk sequencing machine. We were told on Second Reading that they are here in wraps. I have made exhaustive inquiries but no one can tell me where these machines are. Perhaps they are still with the manufacturer, SOLYSTIC. We could get a much better idea of what is required if we knew the cost of one of these machines. Perhaps the Secretary of State can tell us the cost of a walk sequencing machine.