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Palace of Westminster: Post

Volume 687: debated on Monday 11 December 2006

asked the Chairman of Committees:

What was the total number of items of post received in the Palace of Westminster in 2005; and what proportion was received in each of the two Houses. [HL683]

Prior to the introduction of systematic screening of the post received in the Palace of Westminster, no accurate figures were kept for the volume of post. Since the introduction of this screening system in January 2006, the volume of post received has been as follows.

January

377,468

February

456,159

March

509,709

April

402,208

May

452,238

June

423,505

July

382,171

August

260,055

September

338,823

October

383,248

Royal Mail estimates that recipients in the House of Lords account for 20 per cent of the total volume. The remaining 80 per cent of the post is destined for recipients in the House of Commons.