§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Lord Privy Seal how many official House of Commons post paid envelopes are estimated to be sent out in the post on any one sitting day.
§ Mr. BiffenCorrespondence in House of Commons post paid envelopes is sent by Members and their staffs through post offices throughout the United Kingdom. These envelopes are not separately identified. I am advised, however, than an average of 7,500 items are posted daily from the House of Commons on sitting days, virtually all of which are House of Commons post paid envelopes.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Lord Privy Seal exactly how much money was paid out in 1984 to the Post Office for the provision of post paid envelopes; and how this compares with each of the past five years.
§ Mr. BiffenThe total cost to the House of Commons Vote—Class XIII A, Vote 1—for post paid stationery in the year 1984 was £376,748.81. The cost in the previous five years was as follows:
£ 1983 351,385.36 1982 359,124.22 1981 296,229.76 1980 188,370.68 1979 81,418.53 Note: The steep rise in charges for paid stationery during 1980, by comparison with 1979, is due to a combination of rising prices and an increase in demand.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will consider providing second class post paid House of Commons stationery to complement existing stationery; and whether he is able to estimate the likely savings.
318Wpaid less than £100 when overtime earnings are excluded, for all males and females and sub-divided into manual and non-manual males and females.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe available information relates to full-time adult employees working a full week and is set out below:
§ Mr. BiffenNo. I refer my hon. Friend to the First Report from the Select Committee on House of Commons (Services), Session 1982–83.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Lord Privy Seal what information he has showing the amount of House of Commons post paid mail that actually arrived the next day; what percentage is involved; how much arrived on a later day; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BiffenNo figures are available for mail posted from the House of Commons since this goes into the ordinary postal system and is not specially checked at the point of delivery.