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 UK — Fareham 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 DeardenAll 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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