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Written Question
Post Codes
Tuesday 4th March 2025

Asked by: Patrick Hurley (Labour - Southport)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to use the Postcode Address File to support (a) innovation, (b) small businesses and (c) the economy.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Postcode Address File is owned by Royal Mail, not the Government. Royal Mail’s terms of access to the Postcode Address File are regulated by Ofcom, the independent regulator for postal services.