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Civil Service: Equality

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 3 September 2025UIN 71204

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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the civil service of the requirement in the Employment Rights Bill to provide (a) additional facility time to trade unions and (b) facility time for equality re

Answered by Justin Madders

In October 2024 the government published impact assessments on the trade union-related measures within the Employment Rights Bill and these are available here: Employment Rights Bill: impact assessments - GOV.UK

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