Question follow-through · 6787
Postal Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help improve postal services in rural areas.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 4 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Amodil Group · 8 Jun 2026
- Postal Workers: South Shropshire · 25 Jun 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help improve postal services in rural areas.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2026
Answer published
The government remains committed to ensuring a reliable and accessible universal postal service for users across the UK, including in rural areas.Ofcom’s changes to Royal Mail’s USO requirements are intended to meet customer needs, improve reliability of ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Amodil Group
8 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5395 on Amodil Group, whether his Department plans to hold discussions with Amodil before 1 July 2026.
Postal Workers: South Shropshire
25 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the number of postal workers in South Shropshire.