§ Lord Norton of Louthasked the Chairman of Committees:
What was the monthly average of the number of items of post received in the House of Lords in 2003; and how this compares to the figures for 2002 and 2001. [HL736]
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara)The total number of items of post received in both Houses of Parliament in 2003 was 12.5 million items. The House of Lords receives an estimated 20 per cent of the post received, giving an annual figure for the Lords of approximately 2.5 million items, or an average of just over 208,000 items per month.
Prior to 2003, the volume of post received was measured by weight rather than by number. There has, however, been an estimated annual increase of 2.5 per cent in the number of items of post received since 2001.