Postal Services Bill

Part of Planning (Developer Bonds) – in the House of Commons at 2:05 pm on 27 October 2010.

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Photo of Andrew George Andrew George Liberal Democrat, St Ives 2:05, 27 October 2010

The Secretary of State will be aware that people in west Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are reassured that the universal service obligation will be retained. However, the access arrangements that were agreed, with regulatory intervention from Postcomm, have left Royal Mail in the very weak position of delivering letters for its competitors at a price that, frankly, undermines its commercial viability. I note that clause 48 addresses this issue, but can he reassure me that Royal Mail will have a far better crack of the whip when those terms are negotiated?