ROYAL MAIL UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION AND OFCOM

Early day motion 556, tabled 26 November 2014 by Lord Hain (Labour). Signed by 41 members.

That this House calls on Ofcom to review urgently and reform the current mail competition regime which is endangering the continuation of the Universal Service Obligation on Royal Mail to deliver to every address in the UK; and believes that access charges are far too low for its competitors which consequently cherry-pick highly profitable, cheap intra- and inter-city deliveries, dumping mail for outlying areas back into Royal Mail and so threatening its future.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, DUP 5, Liberal Democrat 5, Independent 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1, Scottish National Party 1.