PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION (5 December 2012)

Motion Details

That this House expresses its alarm that the regulator, Ofcom has failed to register the dangers to Royal Mail's provision of the universal service obligation; notes in particular, that Ofcom has allowed the introduction of delivery competition without putting into place any safeguards to ensure that Royal Mail can fund the universal service, in the event of the loss of a substantial amount of delivery work; further notes that Ofcom has placed no obligation on competitors to meet Royal Mail delivery standards, or even to publish details of delivery performance in a manner accessible to customers and the public; and therefore calls on the regulator to reconsider its decision and ensure that Royal Mail is not subjected to unfair competition in delivery provision.

Sponsored by:
Mike Weir (Scottish National Party)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
80
65%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
13
10%
 
 
Independent
11
9%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
6
5%
 
 
Scottish National Party
4
3%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
2%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
2
2%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
2%
 
 
Green Party
1
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
Workers Party of Britain
1
1%
 
 
Alliance
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (124 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr Bob Ainsworth
Lab
Mr Graham Allen
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Lab
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Lab
Paul Blomfield
Lab
Lord Blunkett
LD
Annette Brooke
Ind
Mr Nicholas Brown
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
Lab
Mr Tom Clarke
Lab
Ann Clwyd
IGC
Ann Coffey
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
LD
Mike Crockart
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Alex Cunningham
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Sir Tony Cunningham
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Ind
Geraint Davies
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Frank Dobson
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Bill Esterson
Sefton Central
Lab
Paul Farrelly
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
WPB
George Galloway
IGC
Mike Gapes
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Sheila Gilmore
Lab
Pat Glass
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Paul Goggins
Lab
Lord Hain
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Mr Dai Havard
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
David Heyes
Baroness Hoey
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Lab
Alan Johnson
Lab
Sir Gerald Kaufman
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
APNI
Naomi Long
Green
Caroline Lucas
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Steve McCabe
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Lab
Andy McDonald
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Jim McGovern
Lab
Iain McKenzie
Lab
Mr Michael Meacher
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Andrew Miller
Lab
Jessica Morden
Newport East
Lab
Graeme Morrice
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Mr George Mudie
Lab
Lord Murphy of Torfaen
Lab
Pamela Nash
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
Lab
Sandra Osborne
Lab
Albert Owen
DUP
Ian Paisley
Lab
Lucy Powell
Manchester Central
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Yasmin Qureshi
Bolton South and Walkden
Lab
Steve Reed
Streatham and Croydon North
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
SNP
Angus Robertson
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
LD
Dan Rogerson
Lab
Lindsay Roy
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Andy Sawford
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Lab
Jim Sheridan
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Nick Smith
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Lab
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
LD
Ian Swales
Lab
Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
Lab
Valerie Vaz
Walsall and Bloxwich
Lab
Joan Walley
Lab
Lord Watts
SNP
Mike Weir (Sponsor)
SNP
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Mr Mark Williams
LD
Roger Williams
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
Lab
Mike Wood
Lab
Mr Shaun Woodward
Lab
David Wright

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