Postal Workers: Cycling - Question in the House.

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Business, Innovation and Skills
Written answers and statements, 27 July 2010

Julian Huppert (Cambridge, Liberal Democrat)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the environmental effects of Royal Mail's plans to phase out the use of post-bikes.

* Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 27 July 2010, c1032W)

Edward Davey (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs), Business, Innovation and Skills; Kingston and Surbiton, Liberal Democrat)

Decisions regarding the methods used for its delivery operations are the responsibility of Royal Mail's management team and not matters for Government. As the level of packets and parcels in delivery rounds increases, due to growth in goods ordered online, the daily mailbag may not in many cases be suitable for carriage on bicycles and it is vital that the company delivers the mail as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Royal Mail always considers the environmental impact of any operational changes it makes. They have reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by more than 12% since 2004-05 (transport-related emissions have reduced by 9.8%) and are wholly committed to achieving even more stretching reductions in years to come. The group achieved a reported reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions of 26,797.1 tonnes in 2008/09.

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Here's one from the vaults from our Ex CEO Adam Crozier:

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If you close hundreds of offices and a dozen mail centers, that will cut your emissions.

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Fact CTC the UK National Cyclists' Organisation have submitted at least 8 Freedom of Information Requests to Royal Mail so far all have been refused.