§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will estimate the number of letters received at the House of Commons sorting office on any one sitting day.
§ Mr. BiffenI am advised that an average of 14,500 letters are received daily at the House of Commons sorting office on sitting days.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Lord Privy Seal how much mail is estimated to have been handled by the House of Commons sorting office in 1984.
§ Mr. BiffenThe Post Office do not keep records of the total amount of mail passing through the House of Commons sorting office, but it is estimated that approximately 6.5 million items were handled in 1984.