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Trade Union Recognition

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 3 June 2025UIN 54005

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48551 on Trade Union Recognition, what criteria he will use to assess whether to lower the recognition threshold.

Answered by Justin Madders

The Government will consider what criteria to assess whether to lower the recognition threshold in due course, including through the public consultation process.

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