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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 24 October 2006.


Oral evidence

Taken before the Trade and Industry Committee

on Tuesday 18 July 2006

Members present:


Mr Peter Luff, in the Chair Rob Marris
Mr Brian BinleyAnne Moffat
Mr Peter BoneMr Mike Weir
Mr Lindsay HoyleMr Anthony Wright
Miss Julie Kirkbride



CONTENTS

Witnesses: Mr Adam Crozier, Chief Executive, and Mr Allan Leighton, Chairman, Royal Mail Group plc, and Mr Alan Cook, Managing Director, Post Office Ltd, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-39

40-59

60-79


Witnesses: Mr Billy Hayes, General Secretary, Mr Andy Furey, National Officer for Post Office Counters, and Mr Jeremy Baugh, Head of Research, Communication Workers Union (CWU), gave evidence.

Question Numbers

80-99

100-119

120-126

Witnesses: Jim Fitzpatrick, a Member of the House, Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Postal Services, Ms Elizabeth Baker, Director, Shareholder Executive, and Mr Stephen Lovegrove, Director, Shareholder Executive, Department of Trade and Industry, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

127-139

140-150

160-179

180-193

Witnesses: Mr Colin Baker, General Secretary, Mr John Peberdy, NFSP Executive Council member, Chairman of NFSP Executive Council's Negotiating Committee, and Mrs Sally Reeves, National President, National Federation of SubPostmasters gave evidence.

Question Numbers

194-199

200-216

APPENDIX 1 Memorandum by Amicus CMA

APPENDIX 2 Memorandum by the Citizens Advice Bureau

APPENDIX 3 Memorandum by the Communication Workers Union

APPENDIX 4 Supplementary memorandum by the Communication Workers Union

APPENDIX 5 Memorandum by the Department for Work and Pensions

APPENDIX 6 Memorandum by the Department of Trade and Industry

APPENDIX 7 Supplementary memorandum by the Department of Trade and Industry

APPENDIX 8 Memorandum by Help the Aged

APPENDIX 9 Memorandum by the Highland Council

APPENDIX 10 Memorandum by the National Federation of SubPostmasters

APPENDIX 11 Memorandum by the National Federation of Women's Institutes

APPENDIX 12 Memorandum by Postcomm

APPENDIX 13 Memorandum by Postwatch

APPENDIX 14 Memorandum by Royal Mail Group plc

APPENDIX 15 Supplementary memorandum by Royal Mail Group

Annex 1: Company No. 4074919. THE COMPANIES ACT 1985. A PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF Royal Mail Holdings plc

Annex 2 Royal Mail Group plc

Annex 3 Academic studies on employee share ownership

Annex 4 Government Ministers' comments on employee share schemes





 
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