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Postal Services: Fees and Charges

Asked by Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 15 December 2025UIN 98559

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to monitor the level of administrative charges by Royal Mail applied to unstamped mail.

Answered by Blair McDougall

Royal Mail is an independent business. The government does not have a role in its operational decisions. The operation and administration of Royal Mail’s products and services, including stamps and associated surcharges, is a matter for the business. This includes the authority to apply administrative charges to unstamped mail.

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