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NHS: Postage Stamps

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 16 June 2025UIN 58309

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, How much (a) NHS England and (b) NHS Trusts spent on postage in the 2024–25 financial year; and what steps he is taking to help reduce these costs.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Data on National Health Service total spend on postage for the 2024/25 financial year in England is not held centrally, and will be held locally by individual trusts.

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