HC Deb 25 January 1996 vol 270 c317W
Mr. Hain

To ask the President of the Board of Trade under which statute free postage to members of the royal family is authorised. [11027]

Mr. Oppenheim

[holding answer 24 January 1996]: This facility is not granted by statute. The provision of free postage to members of the royal family is a facility which has been provided by the Post Office since the earliest days of its inception.

Mr. Hain

To ask the President of the Board of Trade which members of the royal family receive free postage for their official mail. [11026]

Mr. Oppenheim

[holding answer 24 January 1996]: The following members of the royal family and their households receive free postage for their official mail:

the Queen, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York, the Prince Edward, the Princess Royal, the Princess Margaret, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, and Princess Alexandra.