HC Deb 21 January 1999 vol 323 cc546-7W
Ms Blears

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action he will take to ensure that postal service users pay an affordable, uniform price for services wherever they use the service in the UK. [65196]

Mr. Ian McCartney

As my right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State for Trade and Industry made clear in his Statement to this House on 7 December 1998 on the future of the Post Office, the Government remain committed to the Post Office being subject to a universal service obligation. A uniform public tariff across the UK, regardless of delivery distance, will be maintained for those activities that fall within this obligation.