Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation Debate

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Department: Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

Alex Mayer Excerpts
Wednesday 11th March 2026

(1 day, 10 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alex Mayer Portrait Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard) (Lab)
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Lots of letters are late. One that stood out to me, which a constituent raised, was a parking fine that had almost doubled in price by the time it arrived. Locally, the Royal Mail tells me that it is recruiting 12 new postal workers, but if that does not fix the problem, what should we try next?

Blair McDougall Portrait Blair McDougall
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Continue to speak to me. My hon. Friend grabbed me during the votes the other night to raise local Royal Mail issues, and I know she will continue to do so.