Question follow-through · 100194

Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Mail on the continued viability of the Universal Service Obligation.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
17 Dec 2025
Answer
18 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Mail on the continued viability of the Universal Service Obligation.

  2. 17 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Ministers and officials have discussions with Royal Mail on a regular basis in its capacity as the universal service provider.Ofcom has a primary duty to secure the provision of a universal postal service, having regard to its financial sustainability and...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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