Question follow-through · 49003

Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the universal service obligation on (a) postal services and (b) South Suffolk constituency.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body: Department for Business and Trade
Tabled: 29 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 6 May 2025
Answer: 6 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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29 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the universal service obligation on (a) postal services and (b) South Suffolk constituency.
6 May 2025
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6 May 2025
Answer published
It is the responsibility of Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to ensure the provision of a universal postal service that meets the reasonable needs of users, throughout the United Kingdom, and is financially sustainable and efficient...

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