Asked by: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Lord Speaker - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many post office owners are in receipt of income which represents an hourly rate below the minimum wage.
Answered by Lord Henley
Remuneration arrangements with its postmasters is the responsibility of Post Office Limited.
Asked by: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Lord Speaker - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many communities in the UK do not receive a daily postal delivery.
Answered by Lord Henley
This information is not held centrally.
The Postal Services Act 2011 sets the minimum service level requirements – a 6 days a week letter delivery service to every UK address.
Ofcom, as the independent regulator, monitors the delivery of service standards. Its assessments of postal services have been published annually on its website since 2011-12.
Asked by: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Lord Speaker - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which executives have responsibility for the efficient and timely delivery of the Royal Mail; and how many of those executives are paid more than £50,000.
Answered by Lord Henley
These are operational matters for Royal Mail.
Royal Mail’s Annual Report and Financial Statement sets out its executive structure and its remuneration policy.