Treasury: Facilities Agreements
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time; and whether funding was provided for trade union activities in each of those years.
Answered by Treasury
HM Treasury employees have the right to join a trade union. Trade union representatives are provided with paid facility time to undertake recognised trade union duties in accordance with Cabinet Office Guidance. Information for 2023-24 and 2024-25 is set out in the table below.
HM Treasury is not required to publish facility time data for 2025-26 following the repeal of the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 under the Employment Rights Act 2025.
| 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
Total cost of facility time | £5,860.08 | £15,946.50 |
Headcount number of facility time staff | 2 (1FTE) | 7 (6 FTE) |
How many were 100% facility time | None | None |
Funding provided for trade union activities | Yes | Yes |
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