HC Deb 17 October 1994 vol 248 cc160-1W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the gross annual income of the Royal Mail was derived from handling mail(a) in 1993–94 and (b) in each of the five years preceding that year.

Mr. Eggar

The proportion of gross annual external income derived from handling mail was as follows:

Year Per cent.
1993–94 97.9
1992–93 97.9
1991–92 97.9
1990–91 98.8
1989–90 97.8
1988–89 97.7

Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of the total annual income of Post Office Counters was generated from income derived from its contract with the Royal Mail(a) in 1993–94 and (b) in each of five years preceding that year; and what is the estimated percentage of income for 1994–95.

Mr. Eggar

The percentage of Post Office Counters Ltd. total annual income generated from its contract with Royal Mail was as follows:

Year Per cent.
1993–94 20
1992–93 20
1991–92 21
1990–91 20

The figures for 1989–90 and 1988–89 are not available on a comparable basis. Forecasts of income are commercially confidential.

Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the gross annual income of the Royal Mail was derived from handling mail with a postage cost of less than £1(a) in 1993–94 and (b) in each of the five years preceding that year.

Mr. Eggar

Royal Mail's income from individual market segments is commercially confidential.