Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 96720

Postal Services: Standards

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025

Question

Catherine West

LabourHornsey and Friern Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) a sustainable postal service and (b) the employment rights of postal workers.

Answer

Blair McDougall
Ofcom has a primary duty to secure the provision of a universal postal service, having regard to its financial sustainability and efficiency. On 10 July this year, Ofcom announced changes to the universal postal service obligation intended to have a signi...

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