Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 93557

Postal Services: Temporary Employment

Tabled: 21 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of temporary workers employed across the UK during the Christmas period in the a) postal and b) courier sectors.

Answer

Josh Simons

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question's of 21st November is attached.