Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 105034
Delivery Services: Standards
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026
Question
Tom Hayes
Labour — Bournemouth 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 McDougallThe 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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