§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on postage in the financial years 1994–95 and 1995–96; and how many items were posted during these periods. [32852]
§ Mr. HanleyThe cost of postage in the FCO diplomatic wing was £154,685 for the financial year 1994–95 and £150,757 for 1995–96. The number of items posted in 1995–96 was 403,322. Figures for 1994–95 are not available.
The cost of postage for the ODA was £42,000 for the financial year 1994–95 and £51,000 for 1995–96. The number of items posted in 1994–95 was approximately 104,000. The number of items posted in 1995–96 was 104,152.