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Trade Unions: Ballots

Asked by Gareth BaconConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 24 July 2024UIN 691

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to allow workplace voting for trade union ballots; and whether he plans to introduce changes to secret trade union ballots.

Answered by Justin Madders

The Government is committed to introduce modern, secure, electronic balloting and workplace balloting for trade union ballots. In doing so, we will ensure that the secrecy of the ballot is maintained.

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