My Lords, I very much understand and appreciate the sentiments behind these amendments. Royal Mail has a tremendous history and heritage. I know that the noble Lords, Lord Clarke and Lord Christopher, have both campaigned to secure Royal Mail’s future for many years, and they have a strong desire to...

My Lords, I very much understand and appreciate the sentiments behind these amendments. Royal Mail has a tremendous history and heritage. I know that the noble Lords, Lord Clarke and Lord Christopher, have both campaigned to secure Royal Mail’s future for many years, and they have a strong desire to...

My Lords, the primary purpose of the Bill is to protect the universal service. The Bill requires Ofcom to secure the provision of the universal service and to ensure that it is meeting the reasonable needs of users. Indeed, that latter point is a requirement not just of this Bill...

My Lords, the primary purpose of the Bill is to protect the universal service. The Bill requires Ofcom to secure the provision of the universal service and to ensure that it is meeting the reasonable needs of users. Indeed, that latter point is a requirement not just of this Bill...

I apologise. Scrap that. How about Amendment 24NZA? This amendment is tabled in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Young, and is concerned with removing the ability to designate, in extremely limited circumstances, more than one company as a universal service provider. The intention of Clause 34 is to...

I apologise. Scrap that. How about Amendment 24NZA? This amendment is tabled in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Young, and is concerned with removing the ability to designate, in extremely limited circumstances, more than one company as a universal service provider. The intention of Clause 34 is to...

My Lords, this group of amendments relates to the actions that could be taken if Ofcom found that there was an unfair financial burden on the universal service provider as a result of its complying with its universal service obligation to ensure that consumers are protected under the new regulatory...

My Lords, this group of amendments relates to the actions that could be taken if Ofcom found that there was an unfair financial burden on the universal service provider as a result of its complying with its universal service obligation to ensure that consumers are protected under the new regulatory...

In these amendments, noble Lords express a concern that has been debated at length in the other place and in other fora—namely, that taking Post Office Ltd out of the Royal Mail group of companies will put at risk the commercial relationship between Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd, and...

In these amendments, noble Lords express a concern that has been debated at length in the other place and in other fora—namely, that taking Post Office Ltd out of the Royal Mail group of companies will put at risk the commercial relationship between Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd, and...

We have gone on record in the other place and I have repeated it here today. I have no doubt that the noble Lord will read it but I will write to him to clarify further, as best I may. I understand about the business. In fact, the contract was...

We have gone on record in the other place and I have repeated it here today. I have no doubt that the noble Lord will read it but I will write to him to clarify further, as best I may. I understand about the business. In fact, the contract was...

I will of course add the comments of the noble Viscount, Lord Eccles, to those that we have already heard in this debate. They will form part of our discussion before we come back at Report.

I will of course add the comments of the noble Viscount, Lord Eccles, to those that we have already heard in this debate. They will form part of our discussion before we come back at Report.

31: Schedule 12, page 149, line 30, leave out paragraph 174 Amendment 31 agreed. Schedule 12, as amended, agreed. Clauses 90 and 91 agreed. Bill reported with amendments.

31: Schedule 12, page 149, line 30, leave out paragraph 174 Amendment 31 agreed. Schedule 12, as amended, agreed. Clauses 90 and 91 agreed. Bill reported with amendments.

26: Clause 80, page 49, line 20, at end insert— ““An order under this subsection is subject to negative resolution procedure.”” Amendment 26 agreed. Amendment 26A not moved. Clause 80, as amended, agreed. Schedule 12 : Minor and consequential amendments Amendment 27 Schedule 12 : Minor and consequential amendments Amendment...

26: Clause 80, page 49, line 20, at end insert— ““An order under this subsection is subject to negative resolution procedure.”” Amendment 26 agreed. Amendment 26A not moved. Clause 80, as amended, agreed. Schedule 12 : Minor and consequential amendments Amendment 27 Schedule 12 : Minor and consequential amendments Amendment...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many small packets and parcels were received by the Royal Mail from the Channel Islands in each of the past 10 years for which records are available.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many small packets and parcels were received by the Royal Mail from the Channel Islands in each of the past 10 years for which records are available.