Question follow-through · 120723
Royal Mail: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with Ofcom on whether additional regulatory powers are required to enforce Royal Mail’s Universal Service Obligation.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 13 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with Ofcom on whether additional regulatory powers are required to enforce Royal Mail’s Universal Service Obligation.
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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17 Mar 2026
Answer published
Ministers have regular discussions with Ofcom. The government does not have a role in Ofcom’s individual regulatory decisions. I met Ofcom on 11 March. They confirmed that they are monitoring Quality of Service data closely and will take regulatory action...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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