Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the forthcoming consultation on employment status will include proposals specific to the final-mile parcel delivery sector.

We published our consultation on employment status reform and protections for the self-employed on 14 October 2026. Proposals in the consultation would apply across the labour market and are not targeted at any specific sector or business model.

The consultation seeks views on measures to tackle pressing issues in the current framework, including bogus self-employment and the use of broad substitution clauses.

The government seeks evidence from a wide range of stakeholders, including employers, workers, the self-employed, trade unions and representative organisations – including those in the final mile parcel delivery sector – to understand how the proposals could operate in practice.