She confirmed that there would be a "reprieve" from any stamp price rise in the run-up to Christmas, stating that Royal Mail will charge 2011 prices for festive mail in 2012.
One of the only exceptions was the Rixos Hotel, where government minders came to check their e-mail (and charge their cell phones, as the power shortages got worse).
She said if was "imperative" the resident received his mail earlier, he had the option of setting up a mail collect service, allowing customers to "collect their own mail" free of charge.