Tuesday 22 July 2008

Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): 

To ask the Leader of the House, what steps her Office has taken to monitor the cost of its mail services in the last 12 months.

Harriet Harman:

Monitoring the cost of mail services for the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is handled by the Cabinet Office. Mail services are provided by the Cabinet Office's facilities management providers who decide the most economical method of sending mail externally, unless instructed by the customer to use a specific service e.g. recorded or special delivery.