Oral Answers to Questions — Post Office. – in the House of Commons at on 30 July 1934.
Sir Harold Sutcliffe
, Royton
asked the Postmaster-General how far the process of modernising the post offices and making them attractive to the public has been extended to Lancashire; and whether he can state the progress made in this direction during the last two years?
Sir Kingsley Wood
, Woolwich West
The process of modernising the post offices has been proceeding in Lancashire as elsewhere throughout the country. The Majority of the offices have already been brought up-to-date and, as regards the remainder, the work is now in hand or will be put in hand as soon as circumstances permit
Sir Harold Sutcliffe
, Royton
Can my right hon. Friend say how many have so far been dealt with?
Sir Kingsley Wood
, Woolwich West
I shall be glad to send my hon. Friend particulars.
Mr Rhys Davies
, Westhoughton
Can the right hon. Gentleman say whether Lancashire has received proportionately the same attention in this connection as other counties?
Sir Kingsley Wood
, Woolwich West
I hope so.
The term "majority" is used in two ways in Parliament. Firstly a Government cannot operate effectively unless it can command a majority in the House of Commons - a majority means winning more than 50% of the votes in a division. Should a Government fail to hold the confidence of the House, it has to hold a General Election. Secondly the term can also be used in an election, where it refers to the margin which the candidate with the most votes has over the candidate coming second. To win a seat a candidate need only have a majority of 1.
