Royal Mail

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:15 pm on 30 January 2024.

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Photo of Carolyn Thomas Carolyn Thomas Labour 2:15, 30 January 2024

Diolch. Since Royal Mail was privatised, it has been asset-stripped. The universal one-price letter was never profitable on its own, it was part of a package of services. And recently, workers have been told to deliver the more lucrative parcels and leave letters behind, as rounds have become too big to deliver for the workforce that is left; all while chief executives have had massive pay awards and shareholders have profited. Has the Welsh Government considered the impact reduced letter delivery will have on health appointments and those that are digitally excluded?