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Written question asked by Lord Norton of Louth (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 January 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 February 2015. It was answered by Lord Sewel (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 28 January 2015 on behalf of the Chairman of Committees (HL).


Parliament: Correspondence

Question

To ask the Chairman of Committees how many items of correspondence were received in the Palace of Westminster in 2014; and, of those, what proportion was received in the House of Lords.

Answer

In total, 2,234,763 items of mail were received in the Palace of Westminster in 2014.

The Administration does not count which House each item goes to but estimates that approximately 25 per cent (558,691) of these items were destined for the House of Lords. These figures do not include parcels, courier items or internal mail.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4338
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Correspondence House of Lords Palace of Westminster Parliament
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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