Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 23 October 2025Answered: 30 October 2025

Asked by

Claire Young

Liberal DemocratThornbury and Yate

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Answer from Hansard

Blair McDougall

The hon. Member raises an important point, particularly for small businesses, which rely on those schemes. I pay tribute to the Royal Mail for the speed at which it reacted to those de minimis changes to ensure that businesses were able to continue. We keep working with Royal Mail as well to ensure that that is possible.