Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussion with stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing Royal Mail’s Universal Service Obligation to a six day package service alongside its six day letter service.

The Department has regular discussions with stakeholders on a wide range of issues.

The Government’s objective continues to be ensuring the provision of a sustainable, accessible, and affordable universal postal service. The Government currently has no plans to change the statutory minimum requirements of the universal postal service which are set out in the Postal Services Act 2011.