United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 128139
Royal Mail: Insolvency
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17 April 2026
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22 April 2026 · Answer
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22 April 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made contingency arrangements in the event of Royal Mail becoming insolvent.
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17 April 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made contingency arrangements in the event of Royal Mail becoming insolvent.
Source: Commons
22 April 2026
Answer
The Department develops and maintains contingency plans for a range of scenarios as part of its regular resilience planning. This regular planning includes contingency plans for the insolvency of Royal Mail as the universal service provider.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-17/128139
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1900912
- uk · wq-1900912 · source updated 22 April 2026