Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 111742

Courier Services: Self-employed

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 16 February 2026

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UKFareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of working conditions for self-employed couriers in the parcel delivery sector, including training standards, pay rates, and safeguarding obligations.

Answer

Kate Dearden
All businesses must comply with relevant laws and employers must comply with their legal obligations to ensure that their workforce receive the rights and protections to which they are entitled. Ofcom, the independent regulator for postal services, does n...

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