Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 47841

Postal Services: Sales

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent sell-offs relating to postal services.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
Post Office recently announced that it will be moving to a fully-franchised network. Transitioning to a franchise model will help in tackling the losses that directly managed branches incur on a sustainable basis, as this is expected to result in over £10...

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