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Department for Work and Pensions: Facilities Agreements

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 24000

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 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 Department for Work and Pensions

Information on trade union facility time in the public sector for 2023-24 and 2024-25 is published on gov.uk Public-sector trade union facility time data - GOV.UK. This includes the information requested for the Department for Work and Pensions. Information for 2025-26 is not yet available. The Department for Work and Pensions does not provide funding for trade union activities.

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