Trade and Industry written question – answered at on 27 October 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if
(1) she will take steps to strengthen Postcomm's penalty system for failure to achieve postal service quality targets;
(2) what research she has commissioned on penalty mechanisms used by postal regulators in other EU countries;
(3) to whom the financial penalty levied on Royal Mail announced by Postcomm on 30th September is payable;
(4) if she will make a statement on the financial penalty announced by Postcomm on 30 September levied on Royal Mail for failing first class business service targets.
The Postal Services Act 2000 establishes the framework under which the Postal Services Commission may impose financial penalties. It is for the Commission to decide on its policy within this framework, which was adopted in February 2002 following a public consultation. I consequently have no plans to commission research in this area. The Commission frequently liases with other industry regulators in the UK, as well as postal regulators in the rest of Europe on a range of postal regulation matters. The recent decision to impose a financial penalty on Royal Mail is a matter for the Commission and is still under a 28 day period for comment. Such financial penalties are payable to Postcomm in the first instance, and then transferred to the Treasury Consolidated Fund.
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