That this House is concerned by newspaper reports that gift parcels donated to British forces serving in the Gulf have been sent to the Falklands where their contents have been sold to local traders at heavily discounted prices; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to institute a full inquiry into these allegations as soon as possible.

That this House is concerned by newspaper reports that gift parcels donated to British forces serving in the Gulf have been sent to the Falklands where their contents have been sold to local traders at heavily discounted prices; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to institute a full inquiry into...

That this House notes with concern that relatives sending parcels to forces serving in the Gulf are being charged by Royal Mail Parcel Force a minimum charge of up to ??2 for parcels up to the first kilo, and a maximum charge of ??5 for a maximum parcel weight of 10 kilos; further notes that these charges are almost identical to internal surface parcel charges within the United Kingdom; believes this to be unfair to caring relatives who wish to send parcels to boost the morale of our service personnel in the Gulf; and requests that the Ministry of Defence and Royal Mail Parcel Force liaise to ensure that parcels can be sent to the Gulf at discount charges of 45p and 52p per parcel item, which are the current rates applying to parcels sent to our forces serving in the Falklands.

That this House notes with concern that relatives sending parcels to forces serving in the Gulf are being charged by Royal Mail Parcel Force a minimum charge of up to ??2 for parcels up to the first kilo, and a maximum charge of ??5 for a maximum parcel weight of...

That this House is disturbed at the proposal to down-grade the Cardiff parcels office, which would mean having no parcel concentration office in Wales; considers that the transfer of South Wales' activities to the Bristol area amounts to an over-centralised approach which is in the interests of neither region; opposes an initiative that would seem to turn South Wales into a branch line after so much effort has been put in by public and private bodies into creating a stronger base for the future economy of the area; notes that such a move would place all parts of Wales one step further away from the hub of parcel activities; and calls on the Post Office to change its plans and invest in a modest up-grading to provide the highest possible standard of parcel service to Wales, based in the Principality.

That this House is disturbed at the proposal to down-grade the Cardiff parcels office, which would mean having no parcel concentration office in Wales; considers that the transfer of South Wales' activities to the Bristol area amounts to an over-centralised approach which is in the interests of neither region; opposes...