Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 101944
Postal Services: Rural Areas
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 7 January 2026
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of Royal Mail’s delivery performance in rural areas.
Answer
Blair McDougallThe government is committed to an efficient universal service for users throughout the UK, including those in remote and rural areas.It is for Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to monitor Royal Mail’s service standards. The regulator...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 101944) →