Written question asked by Chuka Umunna (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 July 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 July 2014. It was answered by Matt Hancock (Conservative) on Friday, 10 October 2014 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Royal Mail

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the current ownership of shares in Royal Mail.

Answer

Maintaining and updating the Royal Mail shareholder register is the responsibility of the company.

A number of financial market Information providers publish information about company shareholders including Royal Mail.

The Government does not hold any information that cannot be obtained from these sources.

Secondary information