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HANSARDRoyal Mail: PerformanceI will happily look at that. It is another example of a service that is simply not good enough. As was mentioned, I recently met Royal Mail’s chief executive to press these issues…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Social Enterprises and Community OwnershipMy hon. Friend makes an important point. We are having a wider conversation at the moment about how enterprise education in general should go through people’s experience in…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsFuel duty is currently frozen. The key thing we can do to make sure we deal with this instability in energy prices is de-escalate in the region. I remind the hon. Member that his…12 Mar 2026HANSARDPostal Delivery ServicesI discussed the prioritisation of parcels with Ofcom yesterday. It had previously investigated the matter, and it is fair to say that it has heard the widespread concern around…12 Mar 2026HANSARDPostal Delivery ServicesMy hon. Friend is correct to highlight that the service quality issues are linked directly to workers’ terms and conditions. It is precisely because we take that connection so…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Co-operatives create a really important sense of connection at a time when people feel disconnected, but co-ops and mutuals are also more…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy office manager lives in Dargavel Village, so I have a person incentive to ensure that the service improves in the area my hon. Friend represents. We spoke about it yesterday;…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have taken action through the British industrial competitiveness scheme, which is a downpayment on exactly the sort of support he…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur small business strategy sets out the range of measures we are taking to support small businesses. That includes an increase of £4 billion in the finance available to…12 Mar 2026HANSARDPostal Delivery ServicesIt was worth waiting for. We are clear that Royal Mail’s service performance has not been good enough. I met the sector’s independent regulator Ofcom yesterday to stress the…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend the Member for Halifax (Kate Dearden) mentioned a moment ago that we are working on a new high street strategy, which will seek to deal with some of the issues the…12 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationI will certainly talk to the regulator later today in those terms, and will ask that question. As I say, the business is regulated through Ofcom, but where the Government have…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point that is core to the talks that are going on right now between unions and management. That is exactly why we are so keen to ensure that…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationMy hon. Friend makes an important point, although I notice that everything seems to be the best in her constituency. The problem is not just missed post, but missed opportunities,…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationWe continue to seek those reassurances and the plan behind them. As I mentioned, with regard to the Scottish elections, a specific meeting between the management of Royal Mail—its…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationI thank the hon. Gentleman for that helpful and practical suggestion. I will certainly add it to the agenda for the meeting, and report back to him on the outcomes of those…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationI know from my talks with officials that the right hon. Gentleman has been in discussions about the issues in Tonbridge, and that Royal Mail is seized of those. He is absolutely…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to posties in Stockport and Greater Manchester. Like posties all across the country, they go the extra mile in incredibly difficult…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationThe hon. Gentleman could be mistaken for a CWU trade union official. He will be crossing the Floor. He makes an important and serious point: issues around staff conditions are…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationUnfortunately, the story that the hon. Lady tells is familiar, because I have heard it from so many hon. Members around the Chamber. As I say, we have been bringing together…11 Mar 2026