Happy (or unhappy) with the post? Come along and tell Postcomm (Bristol public meeting)
18 June 2003
If you are worried about postage stamp prices, delays in the mail, the plight of urban and rural Post Offices or anything else to do with postal matters, there is a chance to tell Graham Corbett, chairman of Postcomm, the government regulator responsible for postal services, when he hosts a public meeting in Bristol.
The meeting will be on Tuesday 8 July at Waterside 2, The Watershed Media Centre, 1 Cannons Road, Harbourside. It will start at 7 pm.
Postcomm sets the prices that Royal Mail can charge for letter post and determines its service quality targets. It is also responsible for the recent introduction of competition into business postal services and for advice to the government on the future of the Post Office network.
Mr Corbett said:
“Big changes are happening in postal services throughout the UK, and Postcomm – which sets a lot of the rules - is keen to hear local opinions. I hope as many people as possible will come along and tell us what they think.”
Notes for editors
As well as setting stamp prices, Postcomm is also responsible for the recent introduction of competition into business postal services. Currently Postcomm is consulting on the definition of the universal postal service, where mail is collected and delivered for the same stamp price throughout the UK, and on the prices at which other operators can use Royal Mail’s delivery services.
The first phase of competition in postal services - for bulk business mail - began on 1 January. It opened up around 30% of the UK letter market by value to competitors of Royal Mail. By 2007 all restrictions on market entry will be removed.
Media correspondents are welcome to cover the meetings.
