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Written Question
Department for Education: Postal Services
Tuesday 28th November 2017

Asked by: James Gray (Conservative - North Wiltshire)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what security measures her Department has in place relating to the receipt by her Department of incoming post and parcels; and what discussions she has had with the British Forces Postal Office on providing such services.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

The department follows guidance issued by the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure for establishing secure postal monitoring services. We have had no discussions with the British Forces Postal Office on providing screening mail services.

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