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Written question asked by Lord Norton of Louth (Conservative) on Monday, 6 January 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 January 2025. It was answered by Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 January 2025 on behalf of the Senior Deputy Speaker (HL).


Palace of Westminster: Postal Services

Question

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many items of postal correspondence were received in the Palace of Westminster in 2024; and, of those, how many were received in the House of Lords.

Answer

The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. 856,751 mail items were received on the Parliamentary Estate in 2024. The Administration does not count which House each item goes to but estimates that approximately 10 to 15 per cent of these items were destined for the House of Lords. These figures do not include courier items or internal mail.

Please note that this figure refers to the whole Parliamentary Estate, not just the Palace of Westminster.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3751
Session
2024-26
Subjects
House of Lords Palace of Westminster Postal services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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