Question follow-through · 19606
Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Royal Mail meets its obligations under the universal postal service in relation to the free delivery of Articles for the Blind; w
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 53 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Royal Mail meets its obligations under the universal postal service in relation to the free delivery of Articles for the Blind; w
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Sept 2026
Answer published
It is important that postal services are accessible and work effectively for all users, particularly those relying on the Articles for the Blind service. The obligation to provide this service is set out in legislation and regulations are overseen by Ofco...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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