Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 15114

Conditions of Employment: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Brian Leishman

LabourAlloa and Grangemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department has provided to improving workers' rights in Northern Ireland, in the context of the time taken for the Northern Ireland Executive to implement its Good Jobs Bill.

Answer

Kate Dearden
Employment Rights policy is transferred in Northern Ireland. Officials and Ministers from the Department for Business and Trade engage regularly with counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive on our respective plans to improve workers’ rights. For ex...

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