Postal Services: Scotland

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Ann McKechin (Glasgow North, Labour)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the potential effects of Scottish independence on the Royal Mail universal service obligation.

Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 3 June 2013, c872W)

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire, Liberal Democrat)

The Government's position is clear on Scottish independence: Scotland is stronger as part of the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom is stronger with Scotland in it.

Parliament has guaranteed, through the Postal Services Act 2011, the future of the universal postal service throughout the UK—a six days a week, uniform priced, service. This goes beyond requirements set down by European law and guarantees the high standard that the people of the UK have come to expect from their postal service.

The steps taken by the Government to establish a new regulatory framework under Ofcom and to support Royal Mail, coupled with securing future access to private capital for the business, are the best way to safeguard the future of the one price goes anywhere universal service in the United Kingdom.

If Scotland were to become independent, the six days a week, uniform priced service guaranteed under the Postal Services Act 2011 would no longer apply in Scotland. The framework for and provision of postal services would be a matter for the Government of an independent Scottish state to decide and implement.

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the scottish post will go tits up. to my knowledge it costs 5 pounds per letter to the islands off scotland