To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which companies are under contract to his Department to provide mail services; and when each such contract expires. (296181)

[holding answer 26 October 2009]: Mail services for the Department's Headquarters building are provided under the Integrated Facilities Management contract with MITIE which runs until July 2011. MITIE currently use Royal Mail for despatch of national mail items and Corporate Mailing Services (CMS) for international mail items under sub-contract arrangements they have in place with those companies.