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Royal Mail

The right hon. and learned Gentleman makes an important point about protecting the universal service obligation for the sake of all our constituents. Is there not a lesson to be learned from the fact that, yet again, the UK introduced competition into postal services faster and deeper than did countries in mainland Europe, meaning that rival companies have a protected home market and are able to cherry-pick in our market? Would it not be more sensible to have a levy on competition to protect the universal service and ensure a level playing field in this country?