Question follow-through · 110370

Royal Mail

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on how many occasions have Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of Royal Mail since September 2025.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
9 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on how many occasions have Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of Royal Mail since September 2025.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Ministers from the Department for Business and Trade have met three times with representatives from Royal Mail since September 2025. Earlier this month, I met Royal Mail’s CEO, Alistair Cochrane. The Secretary of State subsequently met Daniel Křetínský, t...

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