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Royal Mail: Standards

Asked by Sorcha EastwoodAllianceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 17 March 2026UIN 120721

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Royal Mail on its planned timeline for publishing the improvement plan requested by Ofcom.

Answered by Blair McDougall

Royal Mail has publicly committed to publishing a detailed deployment and quality of service improvement plan as soon as possible after its discussions with the Communication Workers Union conclude.

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