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Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation

Commons · Question 93989 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with EP Group on their compliance with agreements made with the Communication Workers Union on reform of the Universal Service Obligation; and whether he has assessed the ad

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 1 Dec 2025

The government engaged with EP Group and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) throughout the process of Royal Mail’s ownership transition. The Deed of Undertaking we agreed with the new owner includes a commitment from EP Group that they will continue to...