Written questions

Postal Services: Regulation

Commons · Question 93886 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to review the regulatory framework for postal services, including the oversight of parcel courier companies and their contribution to the universal postal network.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 1 Dec 2025

Ofcom is the independent regulator for the postal sector with the responsibility and powers to regulate postal services. Ofcom requires all postal operators to establish, make available, and comply with transparent, simple, and inexpensive procedures for ...