Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Royal Mail on its strategy for stopping counterfeit stamps and stamp fraud.

The Department has regular discussions with Royal Mail on a wide range of issues.

As a private business, the Government is not involved in Royal Mail’s strategic or commercial decisions including the company’s strategy for preventing stamp fraud and reporting fraudulent activity to the police.