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Royal Mail: Takeovers

Commons · Question 124991 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 94271 on Royal Mail: Takeovers, what discussions he has held with the EP Group since December 2025 on meeting the terms of Royal Mail’s agreements

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 20 Apr 2026

The Secretary of State has been in regular contact with Dave Ward, General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), and Daniel Křetínský, the owner of EP Group, including chairing three trilateral meetings since December 2025 to encourage both ...