Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 71204

Civil Service: Equality

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 3 September 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

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

Answer

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