Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 128139
Royal Mail: Insolvency
Tabled: 17 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Question
Steve Witherden
Labour — Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made contingency arrangements in the event of Royal Mail becoming insolvent.
Answer
Blair McDougallThe Department develops and maintains contingency plans for a range of scenarios as part of its regular resilience planning. This regular planning includes contingency plans for the insolvency of Royal Mail as the universal service provider.