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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Ofcom's regulatory powers to hold Royal Mail to account.

Section 54 and Schedule 7 of the Postal Services Act 2011 give Ofcom robust powers to enforce the regulatory requirements it has imposed on Royal Mail and other postal service providers, including instituting court proceedings or imposing financial penalties where appropriate.