Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 28323

Post Boxes

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 10 February 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which Department is responsible for ensuring the mandatory installation of post boxes.

Answer

Justin Madders
The government is not responsible for ensuring the mandatory installation of post boxes.Section 29(6) of the Postal Services Act 2011 requires Ofcom, as the independent regulator, to “secure the provision of sufficient access points to meet the reasonable...

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