Question follow-through · 93558

Postal Services

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish data on the most recent estimate of Christmas seasonal vacancies in the postal sector.

answeredCabinet Office

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
21 Nov 2025
Target answer date
25 Nov 2025
Answer
1 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish data on the most recent estimate of Christmas seasonal vacancies in the postal sector.

  2. 25 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    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.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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