Question follow-through · 38569
Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Universal Service Obligation reform on the affordability of postal services for consumers.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Small Businesses: Customs and VAT · 29 Aug 2025
- Subscriptions: Universal Service Obligation · 29 Aug 2025
- Magazine Press: Import Duties · 26 Mar 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Universal Service Obligation reform on the affordability of postal services for consumers.
19 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2025
Answer published
It is the responsibility of Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to ensure that the universal postal service is affordable for customers as well as being efficient and financially sustainable. In its consultation document proposing a pa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Small Businesses: Customs and VAT
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in what way he is supporting small businesses to remain compliant with (a) VAT and (b) customs paperwork.
Subscriptions: Universal Service Obligation
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to provide guidance to Ofcom on maintaining access to (a) affordable and (b) time-sensitive subscription publications, following changes to the Universal Service Obligation
Magazine Press: Import Duties
26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the changes to EU customs duties for small parcels on the magazine media sector.