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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many post boxes (a) have been removed from operation and (b) had their collection rates reduced since the Royal Mail was formally privatised.

This information is not held centrally.

Decisions on the provision and operation of post boxes is a matter for Royal Mail, subject to fulfilment of any regulatory requirements set by Ofcom.