Question follow-through · 19168
Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed sale of Royal Mail on its ability to fulfil its obligations as a universal service provider.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 10 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed sale of Royal Mail on its ability to fulfil its obligations as a universal service provider.
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Dec 2024
Answer published
A reliable and affordable universal postal service that works for customers, workers and communities is crucial to the UK businesses that help drive growth across the country. The universal service obligation is a legally binding commitment on the designa...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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