Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all Government departments use Royal Mail for their postal deliveries, and if not, which use other providers.

All Government departments use Royal Mail to some extent.

In addition, the Cabinet Office's Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has put in place a framework agreement for the provision of postal services. This provides choice and competition for the provision of postal services to the public sector.

Three central Government departments have reported to CCS spend with postal providers other than Royal Mail, HM Revenue and Customs, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Office for National Statistics.