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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Union Officials

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 June 2025UIN 60045

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 50172 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Union Officials, whether her Department has made an assessment of the value for money of providing trade union facility time in local government since 2013.

Answered by Jim McMahon

Local authorities are independent employers and MHCLG does not make an assessment of the value for money of providing trade union facility time in local government. As public sector organisations, councils are required to publish data relating to the use of facility time in their organisation.

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