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Chamber and committees

UK Parliament's BEIS Committee Report into Royal Mail

  • Submitted by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2023
  • Motion reference: S6M-08336
  • Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support

That the Parliament notes the publication of the UK Parliament’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee’s report, Royal Mail, which found that the company is failing to meet some of its statutory obligations under the Universal Service Obligation (USO); considers that the USO is a vital public service, which guarantees the delivery of letters six days a week for many communities across Scotland, including in the West of Scotland region; acknowledges the concerns of the BEIS Committee that Royal Mail has deprioritised the delivery of letters as a matter of company policy over recent years; notes that the BEIS Committee also highlights in its report that the blanket approach by Royal Mail in not paying sick pay during periods of strike action will have been unduly harsh on those who were genuinely unfit for work; further notes the BEIS Committee’s calls for Ofcom to undertake an enforcement investigation into Royal Mail’s delivery of the USO, and notes the calls for the Scottish Government to ensure that Royal Mail is adhering to fair work principles, given that the company holds a substantial public contract to provide postal services for all Scottish public sector organisations.


Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Monica Lennon (Registered interest) , Carol Mochan, Colin Smyth, Paul Sweeney