§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security 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. [32847]
§ Mr. BurtDepartmental expenditure on postage in the financial years 1994–95 and 1995–96 was £74,705,828 and £77,484,449 respectively.
The figure for 1995–6 is provisional.
489WThe number of items posted with Royal Mail but excluding other carriers was 322,332,200 and 326,317,600 respectively.
The figures for postal expenditure and volume include letters, packages and parcels but not the use of courier services for internal distribution, particularly the departmental courier contract.