Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 6554

Postage Stamps: Prices

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Kate Osborne

LabourJarrow and Gateshead East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Royal Mail’s proposed stamp price increases on magazine publishers.

Answer

Justin Madders
The Government does not have a role in Royal Mail’s commercial decisions, including the prices of stamps and other services. In setting its prices, Royal Mail must observe the regulatory framework set by Ofcom which imposes price controls, ‘safeguard caps...

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