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Bill · started in the Commons

Postal Services Act 2011

Make provision for the restructuring of the Royal Mail group and about the Royal Mail Pension Plan; to make new provision about the regulation of postal services, including provision for a special administration regime; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Postal Services Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 13 October 2010 by Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Postal Services Act 2011, receiving Royal Assent on 13 June 2011.

What the bill does

<p>The Bill's provisions are divided into four main parts.</p><ul><li>Part 1 provides for the restructuring of Royal Mail, including the introduction of private sector capital and expertise from the sale of up to 90% of Royal Mail, an employee share scheme and provisions for Post Office Ltd to continue to be owned by the Crown or a mutual ownership structure </li><li>Part 2 deals with the Royal Mail&rsquo;s pension deficit by transferring the historic liabilities of the scheme to the Government</li><li>Part 3 makes provisions for the regulatory arrangements for postal services through the transfer of powers from Postcomm to Ofcom</li><li>Part 4 contains provisions for a &ldquo;special administrative regime&rdquo; should the universal postal service be at risk from the provider entering insolvency proceedings</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 13 Oct 2010
  2. 2nd reading Commons 27 Oct 2010
  3. Programme motion Commons 27 Oct 2010
  4. Money resolution Commons 27 Oct 2010
  5. Committee stage Commons 9 Nov to 9 Dec 2010
  6. Report stage Commons 12 Jan 2011
  7. 3rd reading Commons 12 Jan 2011
  8. 1st reading Lords 13 Jan 2011
  9. 2nd reading Lords 16 Feb 2011
  10. Committee stage Lords 8 Mar to 6 Apr 2011
  11. Report stage Lords 4 May to 17 May 2011
  12. 3rd reading Lords 24 May 2011
  13. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 9 Jun 2011
  14. Royal Assent Unassigned 13 Jun 2011

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 10 Nov 2011.