Postage Costs

HC Deb 21 June 1996 vol 279 c654W

Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [32849]

Sir John Wheeler

The amount spent on postage by the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments was as follows:

• 1994–95: £6,879,578
• 1995–96: £6,789,781

No statistics are available on the number of items posted.