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Government Departments: Facilities Agreements

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 30 October 2025UIN 84251

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75447on Trade Union Officials: Facility Agreements, whether the Cabinet Office guidance on facility time has changed since July 2024; what is the maximum p

Answered by Anna Turley

The Cabinet Office guidance on facility time has not changed since July 2024. The guidance states that facility time costs in the Civil Service should not represent more than 0.1% of a department’s paybill.

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