Commons select committee royal mail

The Commons Select Committee on Royal Mail is a parliamentary committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom that is responsible for scrutinizing the activities of Royal Mail, a public limited company that provides postal services in the UK.

The committee was established in 2013, following the privatization of Royal Mail in 2013. The committee's remit is to:

• Hold the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Royal Mail Group plc to account for their policies and actions;
• Scrutinize the performance of Royal Mail and its subsidiaries;
• Examine the impact of the privatization of Royal Mail on the postal service and the public;
• Consider the implications of changes to the postal market and the role of Royal Mail in it;
• Monitor the implementation of the Postal Services Act 2011 and the Postal Services Act 2012.

The committee typically consists of 11 members, who are elected by the House of Commons. The committee is chaired by a member who is elected by the committee members.

Some of the key issues that the committee has examined in recent years include:

• The impact of the privatization of Royal Mail on the postal service and the public;
• The performance of Royal Mail and its subsidiaries, including its financial performance and customer service;
• The implications of changes to the postal market, including the rise of online shopping and the impact of Brexit;
• The role of Royal Mail in providing universal postal services, including its obligations to deliver mail to all parts of the UK;
• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Royal Mail and the postal service.

The committee typically holds evidence sessions with witnesses from Royal Mail, the government, and other stakeholders, and publishes reports on its findings and recommendations.