Postal Services
(asked on 24th June 2014) - View Source
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the effect on postal services in Scotland of competition between providers.
This question was answered on 2nd July 2014
Ofcom, as the UK's independent regulator for postal services, has a duty to monitor any impacts of market competition on the provision of the universal service in Scotland. Ofcom has the power to intervene if the service is deemed to be at risk.