United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 120722
Royal Mail: Standards
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13 March 2026
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17 March 2026 · Answer
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17 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of whether the current ownership structure of Royal Mail is compatible with the effective delivery of the Universal Service Obligation.
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13 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of whether the current ownership structure of Royal Mail is compatible with the effective delivery of the Universal Service Obligation.
Source: Commons
17 March 2026
Answer
The universal service obligation is a statutory requirement placed on the designated universal service provider and applies irrespective of the company’s ownership structure.Royal Mail has been a fully independent business since its privatisation was comp...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-13/120722
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1891069
- uk · wq-1891069 · source updated 17 March 2026