A question on #PostalServices #UniversalServiceObligation tabled by James Cartlidge on 29-04-2025 has been answered by Justin Madders.

Heading: Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation
Question ID: 1798375
UIN: 49003
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-29
Asking Member ID: 4519
Asking Member display name: James Cartlidge
Asking Member handle: jcartlidgemp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @jcartlidgemp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the universal service obligation on (a) postal services and (b) South Suffolk constituency.
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Date answered: 2025-05-06
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4418
Answering Member display name: Justin Madders
Answering Member handle: justinmadders
Answering Member Twitter reference: @justinmadders
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Answer text: It is the responsibility of Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to ensure the provision of a universal postal service that meets the reasonable needs of users, throughout the United Kingdom, and is financially sustainable and efficient...
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Answering body ID: 214
Answering body name: Department for Business and Trade
Tweeted: true