Some of my constituents have been in touch to tell me that their postal deliveries have been very unpredictable since the summer.
As a consequence, I wrote to Royal Mail in June to share my constituents' concerns. I was told that the Banbury Delivery Office had faced resourcing issues because of a higher than normal absence for the time of year. At the time Royal Mail said that postal deliveries were taking place on a rotational basis to minimise disruption, although they hoped to be able to return to a six day a week service soon.
Given the situation hasn’t improved, I wrote to Royal Mail again to express my concern. At Party Conference earlier this month, I was able to have a really productive meeting with David Gold and Michael Hogg of Royal Mail. They assured me that the team in Banbury are working hard to tackle the backlog of mail with five new postmen and women having been recently recruited to help them do just that.
I have asked to visit the Banbury Delivery Office soon to see what more can be done to improve the service.