ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE INTERNAL MARKET
FOR POSTAL SERVICES (14357/06)
Letter from the Chairman to Jim Fitzpatrick
MP, Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Services/Minister
for London
Sub-Committee B considered this document, and
your Explanatory Memorandum, at its meeting on 4 December 2006.
As you may recall, Sub-Committee B published
a report in 2000 entitled: The Further Liberalisation of Community
Postal Services.[17]
In our report, we were clear that "Further liberalisation
is both desirable and unavoidable because it introduces competition.
Competition is needed in order to improve services and efficiency."
This remains our view.
We welcome the proposal to complete the internal
market in postal services by 2009, and share the Commission's
concern that such a date should not slip. We would be grateful
if you could keep us informed of any progress in negotiations
in this area.
We are content to lift scrutiny at this stage.
6 December 2006
Letter from Jim Fitzpatrick MP to the
Chairman
Thank you for your letter of 6 December, about
the proposed Directive for the full accomplishment of the internal
market of Community postal services.
I am pleased to note that the Select Committee
remains of the view that liberalisation of the postal sector is
both desirable and necessary, as the introduction of competition
is needed to improve services and efficiency. That is the Government's
view, and we will be working together with like-minded Member
States to fully support the Commission's proposal.
I will look forward to keeping you informed
of progress in negotiations, which are expected to start in earnest
during the forthcoming German Presidency of the Council during
the first half of 2007.
22 December 2006
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