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Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 49003

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the universal service obligation on (a) postal services and (b) South Suffolk constituency.

Answered by Justin Madders

It is the responsibility of Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to ensure the provision of a universal postal service that meets the reasonable needs of users, throughout the United Kingdom, and is financially sustainable and efficient.

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