Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 93886

Postal Services: Regulation

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Sarah Olney

Liberal DemocratRichmond Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to review the regulatory framework for postal services, including the oversight of parcel courier companies and their contribution to the universal postal network.

Answer

Blair McDougall
Ofcom is the independent regulator for the postal sector with the responsibility and powers to regulate postal services. Ofcom requires all postal operators to establish, make available, and comply with transparent, simple, and inexpensive procedures for ...

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