{"value":{"id":1925382,"askingMemberId":5168,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-07-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-07-13T00:00:00","uin":"17148","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Universal Postal Union on the work of his Department.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5076,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-07-16T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is fully engaged with Universal Postal Union (UPU). This has included participation in the 28<sup>th</sup> UPU Congress in September 2025, where agreements were reached on international remuneration and transit rates for letters, bulky letters and parcels.</p><p>In partnership with UK postal operators, DBT also actively participates in the UPU standing and working groups, representing UK interests.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Universal Postal Union","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1925382","method":"GET"}]}