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Postal Services Bill [HL] 2008-09

Type of Bill:
Government Bill
Sponsors:
Lord Mandelson
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Mr Gareth Thomas

Progress of the Bill

Bill started in the House of Lords

  1. House of Lords
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  2. House of Commons
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  3. Consideration of Amendments
  4. Royal Assent

Last event

Latest Bill

House Bill Date
Commons Bill as brought from the Lords | PDF version, 466KB 22.05.2009

Latest news on the Bill

This Bill was presented to Parliament on 21 May. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.

N.B. This Bill will not progress any further as the 2008-09 Session of Parliament has ended.

Summary of the Bill


The Bill provides for the restructuring of Royal Mail Group Ltd, changes in the Royal Mail Pension Plan, and a change in the regulation of postal services.

Key areas

  • Makes provision to ensure Royal Mail Group Ltd and Post Office Limited remain in public ownership, while allowing for a sale of a minority stake in Royal Mail
  • Introduces changes to the Royal Mail Pension Plan, including the transfer of Royal Mail’s historic pension deficit to the Government
  • Establishes a new regulatory regime for the postal services sector, including transferring regulatory responsibility from Postcomm to the Office of Communications (OFCOM), with the primary duty of OFCOM in relation to postal services being to maintain the universal service.

 

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