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.