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Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation

Commons · Question 38571 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 25 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to ensure that changes to Universal Service Obligation requirements create an (a) adequate and (b) effective postal service.

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 25 Mar 2025

The government does not have a role in Ofcom’s regulatory decisions. Ofcom has a duty to ensure the provision of the universal service obligation and will carefully consider all the inputs to its consultation to ensure Royal Mail is able to effectively se...