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Royal Mail: Communication Workers Union

Commons · Question 122075 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Cat Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to help ensure the new owners of Royal Mail honour agreements made with the Communication Workers Union and his Department.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 24 Mar 2026

The Secretary of State met Dave Ward, General Secretary of the CWU, and Daniel Křetínský, the owner of EP Group, on 16 February and again on 19 March 2026, to understand the progress on continued discussions on the CWU Agreement. The undertakings agreed b...