WEIR WELCOMES COMMON SENSE DECISION ON ZONAL PRICING

VICTORY IN CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION 

Mike Weir MP, SNP Westminster Spokesperson on Trade and Industry, has welcomed the announcement from Postcomm that it is proposing to reject Royal Mail’s zonal pricing application. Mr Weir has campaigned against the proposal which would have been seriously detrimental to rural areas like Angus.

Commenting he said

“This is a fantastic victory for common sense. The zonal pricing proposals  would have seriously undermined the principle of the universal service obligation, which is so important to rural and remote areas of Scotland.”

“We have already suffered the loss of many rural post offices and many more are likely to go under the current review. The loss of mail services that would have inevitably followed the introduction of zonal pricing would undoubtedly have been another serious blow to rural Scotland”

Mr Weir warned, however, that the Postcomm decision was not yet final as they were consulting on it for the next two months with a final decision at the end of the year.  

“Postcomm must keep their nerve on this issue and stand up for rural Scotland by continuing to reject this ridiculous and damaging proposal.”