Rural Areas: Postal Services

Baroness Byford
asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have had discussions with Royal Mail about rural post deliveries and collections; and, if so, what was the outcome.[HL7618

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)
Royal Mail's licensed operations and the provision of the universal service fall under the direct scrutiny of Postcomm, the independent regulator. Postcomm has recently announced that it is carrying out a public consultation on collection and delivery times. The consultation runs until 8 January 2007 and details of the consultation document can be found on Postcomm's website at www.psc.gov.uk. Printed copies are available from Postcomm, 6 Hercules Road, London SE1 7DB.