Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 87639

Royal Mail: Standards

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure Royal Mail complies with its legal obligations on the delivery of post.

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Universal Service Obligation requires Royal Mail to deliver letters six days a week and parcels five days a week to every address in the UK at a uniform price.Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for monitoring Royal ...

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