David Mundell MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Post OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of branches within the Post Office network are provided by mobile services.
Answer: There are over 11,500 post office branches in the UK. The Government-set Access Criteria ensures that however the network changes, services remain within local reach of all citizens. Due to lack of premises or retailers within particular areas, permanen...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
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Royal Mail: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to Royal Mail’s universal service obligation on magazine publishers.
Answer: Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for ensuring the provision of a financially sustainable and efficient universal postal service that meets users’ needs. Ofcom’s statement of 5 September set out potential reforms to th...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Postage Stamps: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5937More
Question: 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: 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...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament record
Royal Mail: Postal ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps ensure that second-class Saturday deliveries remain part of the universal service obligation for Royal Mail.
Answer: Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for ensuring the provision of a financially sustainable and efficient universal postal service that meets users’ needs. Ofcom’s statement of 5 September set out potential reforms to th...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament record

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Department or topic	Published records
Department for Business and Trade	4
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	3
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	2
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	2
Department for Transport	1
Department for Work and Pensions	2
Department of Health and Social Care	3
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	18
Ministry of Defence	2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	3

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