Question follow-through · 87639

Royal Mail: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure Royal Mail complies with its legal obligations on the delivery of post.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
5 Nov 2025
Answer
6 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure Royal Mail complies with its legal obligations on the delivery of post.

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Universal Service Obligation requires Royal Mail to deliver letters six days a week and parcels five days a week to every address in the UK at a uniform price.Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for monitoring Royal ...

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