Postal Services Bill, remaining stages

Postal Services Bill

The Bill was amended at report stage and passed third reading with a vote. The Bill will now be considered by the House of Lords. Watch and read the views expressed by MPs who took part in the House of Commons debate.

• Watch the debate: Postal Services Bill, remaining stages
• Commons Hansard: Postal Services Bill, remaining stages
• Parliamentary news: Postal Services Bill: Second reading

Background to the Bill

The Bill’s provisions are divided into four main parts:

• Part 1 provides for the restructuring of Royal Mail
• Part 2 deals with the Royal Mail’s pension deficit
• Part 3 makes provisions for the regulatory arrangements for postal services
• Part 4 contains provisions for a “special administrative regime” should the universal postal service be at risk from the provider entering insolvency proceedings

Find a full summary of the main points of the Bill and keep up to date with all the proceedings on the Postal Services Bill. Also find out how a Bill becomes an Act of Parliament.

• Bills before Parliament: Postal Services Bill
• About Parliament: Passage of a Bill

House of Commons Library analysis

The House of Commons Library regularly produces research papers which inform MPs about key issues. The Library has produced a Research Paper on the Postal Services Bill:

• Library Research Paper: Postal Services Bill: Committee Stage Report