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Postage Stamps: Prices

Commons · Question 5937 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by David Mundell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Royal Mail’s proposed stamp price increases on magazine publishers.

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 14 Oct 2024

The Government does not have a role in Royal Mail’s commercial decisions, including the prices of stamps and other services. In setting its prices, Royal Mail must observe the regulatory framework set by Ofcom which imposes price controls, ‘safeguard caps...