Postal Services Bill. Programme motion (No. 2) on consideration of Lords amendments and Lords messages. Agreed on question. Consideration of Lords amendments. Lords amendments 1 to 28 agreed to.

Postal Services Bill. Programme motion (No. 2) on consideration of Lords amendments and Lords messages. Agreed on question. Consideration of Lords amendments. Lords amendments 1 to 28 agreed to.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage twentieth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 49 to 91 agreed to, one with amendments. Schedules 5 to 11 agreed to. Schedule 12, discussed with new clause 6, agreed to. New clause 5 not debated due to interruption of proceedings. New clause 6 negatived on division (8 to 9). Written evidence (appending to proceedings) motion agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage twentieth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 49 to 91 agreed to, one with amendments. Schedules 5 to 11 agreed to. Schedule 12, discussed with new clause 6, agreed to. New clause 5 not debated due to interruption of proceedings. New clause 6 negatived on division (8 to...

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage nineteenth sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 44 (Contributions for meeting burden), 45 (Report on sharing mechanism), 46 (Notification by postal operators) and 47 (Essential conditions) debated and agreed. Clause 48 agreed. Clause 49 (Consumer protection conditions) under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage nineteenth sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 44 (Contributions for meeting burden), 45 (Report on sharing mechanism), 46 (Notification by postal operators) and 47 (Essential conditions) debated and agreed. Clause 48 agreed. Clause 49 (Consumer protection conditions) under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage seventeenth sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 30 (Minimum requirements), 32 (Exceptions to minimum requirements), 33 (Review of minimum requirements), 34 (Designation of universal service providers), 35 (Designated USP conditions), and 36 (Publication of information about performance) debated and agreed. Clause 31 agreed. Clause 37 (USP access conditions) under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage seventeenth sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 30 (Minimum requirements), 32 (Exceptions to minimum requirements), 33 (Review of minimum requirements), 34 (Designation of universal service providers), 35 (Designated USP conditions), and 36 (Publication of information about performance) debated and agreed. Clause 31...

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage eighteenth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 37 (USP access conditions), 38 (USP accounting conditions), 39 (Services within scope of the universal postal service), 40 (General universal service conditions), 42 (Review of costs of universal service obligations) and 43 (fairness of bearing burden of universal service obligations) debated and agreed.Clause 41 agreed. Schedule 3 agreed. Schedule 4 (Recovery of administrative charges incurred by OFCOM) debated and agreed.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage eighteenth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 37 (USP access conditions), 38 (USP accounting conditions), 39 (Services within scope of the universal postal service), 40 (General universal service conditions), 42 (Review of costs of universal service obligations) and 43 (fairness of bearing burden of universal service obligations) debated...

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage fifteenth sitting (morning). Clause 28 under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage fifteenth sitting (morning). Clause 28 under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage sixteenth sitting (afternoon). Clause 28 agreed to. Clause 29, discussed with new clause 7, agreed to. Clause 30 under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage sixteenth sitting (afternoon). Clause 28 agreed to. Clause 29, discussed with new clause 7, agreed to. Clause 30 under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage fourteenth sitting (afternoon). Clause 27 (General authorisation to provide postal services) debated and agreed. Clause 28 (Duty to secure provision of universal postal service) under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage fourteenth sitting (afternoon). Clause 27 (General authorisation to provide postal services) debated and agreed. Clause 28 (Duty to secure provision of universal postal service) under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage thirteenth sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 17 to 18 agreed to. Clause 19, discussed with New clause 10, agreed to. Clauses 22 to 26 agreed to. Clause 27 under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage thirteenth sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 17 to 18 agreed to. Clause 19, discussed with New clause 10, agreed to. Clauses 22 to 26 agreed to. Clause 27 under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage eleventh sitting (morning). Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to without debate. Clauses 9 (Transfer of employees otherwise than under transfer scheme) debated and agreed. Clause 10 agreed to. Clause 11 (Annual report on post office network) under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage eleventh sitting (morning). Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to without debate. Clauses 9 (Transfer of employees otherwise than under transfer scheme) debated and agreed. Clause 10 agreed to. Clause 11 (Annual report on post office network) under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage twelfth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 11 (Annual report on post office network) debated and agreed. Clauses 12-15 agreed. Clause 16 (Transfer of qualifying accrued rights to new public scheme) debated and agreed. Clause 17 (Division of the RMPP into different sections) under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage twelfth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 11 (Annual report on post office network) debated and agreed. Clauses 12-15 agreed. Clause 16 (Transfer of qualifying accrued rights to new public scheme) debated and agreed. Clause 17 (Division of the RMPP into different sections) under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage ninth sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clause 3 (Employee share schemes) agreed to. Clause 4 (Restrictions on issues and transfer of shares and share rights in a Post Office company etc), discussed with New clauses 3, 4, 8 and 9, under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage ninth sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clause 3 (Employee share schemes) agreed to. Clause 4 (Restrictions on issues and transfer of shares and share rights in a Post Office company etc), discussed with New clauses 3, 4, 8 and 9, under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage tenth sitting (afternoon). Clause 4, discussed with New clauses 3, 4, 8 and 9, agreed to. Clauses 5 to 8 agreed to. (Clause 4: Restrictions on issue and transfer of shares and share rights in a Post Office company etc, Clause 5: Report on transfer of interest in a Post Office company to a relevant mutual, Clause 8 Transfer schemes). Clauses 6 and 7 agreed without debate.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage tenth sitting (afternoon). Clause 4, discussed with New clauses 3, 4, 8 and 9, agreed to. Clauses 5 to 8 agreed to. (Clause 4: Restrictions on issue and transfer of shares and share rights in a Post Office company etc, Clause 5: Report on transfer...

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage seventh sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clause 2 (Report on decision to dispose of shares in a Royal Mail company etc) under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage seventh sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clause 2 (Report on decision to dispose of shares in a Royal Mail company etc) under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage eighth sitting (afternoon). Clause 2 (Report on decision to dispose of shares in a Royal Mail company etc) ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage eighth sitting (afternoon). Clause 2 (Report on decision to dispose of shares in a Royal Mail company etc) ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage sixth sitting (afternoon). Clause 1 (Removal of restrictions on ownership of Royal Mail Holdings Plc Etc), discussed with New clause 2, agreed to.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage sixth sitting (afternoon). Clause 1 (Removal of restrictions on ownership of Royal Mail Holdings Plc Etc), discussed with New clause 2, agreed to.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage fifth sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clause 1 (Removal of restrictions on ownership of Royal Mail Holdings Plc Etc), discussed with New clause 2, under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage fifth sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clause 1 (Removal of restrictions on ownership of Royal Mail Holdings Plc Etc), discussed with New clause 2, under consideration.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage third sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Examination of witnesses.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage third sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Examination of witnesses.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage fourth sitting (afternoon). Examination of witnesses.

Postal Services Bill. Committee stage fourth sitting (afternoon). Examination of witnesses.