My Lords, before the Minister responds, could I make one point that I think is important? In the context of a number of comments by noble Lords, there is an assumption that the cost of the universal service obligation bears most heavily on remote areas. However, the figures for Royal Mail show that that is actually not true. The real problem does not lie in Orkney and Shetland; it lies in Hampstead and Norwood Green.
Postal Services Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Razzall
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 14 March 2011.
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Debate on bills on Postal Services Bill.
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