Jonathan Edwards
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(11 years, 4 months ago)
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Michael Fallon
My hon. Friend puts it very well. Royal Mail, like any business, needs capital to be sustainable over the long term in order to continue to improve its efficiency, to invest, to innovate, and to seize the opportunities presented by new markets, not least those arising from online retailing. It should not have to compete for scarce public capital against other services such as schools and hospitals.
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) (PC)
What measures will the Minister put in place to ensure that Royal Mail is not taken over by a private equity firm following privatisation?
Michael Fallon
No decision has yet been taken on the timing and size of any share sale. The key is to ensure that a big, successful company is no longer denied access to the capital markets.