Oral QuestionDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

What assessment he has made of the effect of the privatisation of Royal Mail on employment standards in the postal industry.

Tabled: 4 December 2017Answered: 12 December 2017

Asked by

Afzal Khan

LabourManchester Rusholme

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Answer from Hansard

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney)

The restoration and renewal programme is in the preparatory stage. To date, key cost drivers have included design work and programme and project management costs for surveys. On delivering the work for the Palace, three delivery options are being developed, along with their costs, and the intention is to publish that information before the end of the year.