Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 105034

Delivery Services: Standards

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Tom Hayes

LabourBournemouth East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether they have made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring delivery companies to obtain a licence to operate which is conditional on (a) performance, (b) workforce practices and (c) comp

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Postal Services Act 2011 introduced a general authorisation regime to provide postal services, removing the requirement for postal operators to hold a licence.  However, the provision of those services by postal operators may be subject to regulatory ...

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