Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the amount in value terms of the movement of parcels and postal packets between Great Britain and Northern Ireland which are (1) business-to-business, (b) business-to-consumer, and (3) consumer-to-consumer, in each of the past five years.

It is not possible to give precise total values for parcels movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Parcel volumes are not consistent year-on-year but based on estimates and commercial information provided by the parcel industry, the Government understands that around 5 per cent of parcels are sent from businesses to other businesses, with 90 per cent moving from businesses to consumers and 5 per cent from individuals to other individuals.