Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of letters bearing second class stamps were delivered by Royal Mail within three days in the LA postcode area in the last year.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government does not hold this information.
Royal Mail, as the universal service provider, is required to publish quarterly statistics reports, and an annual overview, on its quality of service performance against targets set and reviewed by Ofcom, the postal industry regulator.
Ofcom has powers to investigate and take enforcement action where Royal Mail fails to achieve the regulated standards, without sufficient justification.
Royal Mail’s reports are available to view on its website: www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/regulation/quality-of-service/.
Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of letters bearing first class stamps were delivered by Royal Mail the following day in the last year.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government does not hold this information.
Royal Mail, as the universal service provider, is required to publish quarterly statistics reports, and an annual overview, on its quality of service performance against targets set and reviewed by Ofcom, the postal industry regulator.
Ofcom has powers to investigate and take enforcement action where Royal Mail fails to achieve the regulated standards, without sufficient justification.
Royal Mail’s reports are available to view on its website: www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/regulation/quality-of-service/.
Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of letters handled by Royal Mail in England were not delivered within 5 days in the last year.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government does not hold this information.
Royal Mail, as the universal service provider, is required to publish quarterly statistics reports, and an annual overview, on its quality of service performance against targets set and reviewed by Ofcom, the postal industry regulator.
Ofcom has powers to investigate and take enforcement action where Royal Mail fails to achieve the regulated standards, without sufficient justification.
Royal Mail’s reports are available to view on its website: www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/regulation/quality-of-service/.
Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of letters bearing first class stamps were delivered by Royal Mail within three days in the LA postcode area in the last year.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government does not hold this information.
Royal Mail, as the universal service provider, is required to publish quarterly statistics reports, and an annual overview, on its quality of service performance against targets set and reviewed by Ofcom, the postal industry regulator.
Ofcom has powers to investigate and take enforcement action where Royal Mail fails to achieve the regulated standards, without sufficient justification.
Royal Mail’s reports are available to view on its website: www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/regulation/quality-of-service/.
Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which tidal energy schemes his Department is providing support to.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Over 40MW of new tidal stream power has been secured via the Contracts for Difference scheme for low carbon generation in Allocation Round 4. Full results of the auction are available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1103022/contracts-for-difference-allocation-round-4-results.pdf
This builds on long-standing Government support for wave and tidal power research and development, with over £175m having been invested in this area over the last two decades.
Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will undertake a feasibility study for a tidal energy project in Morecambe Bay.
Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government is open to considering well-developed proposals for harnessing the tidal range energy in the bays and estuaries around our coastlines, including barrage schemes and other alternatives. Revised guidance in the energy National Policy Statement will be published shortly.