Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 34002

Department for Business and Trade: Contracts

Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Andrew Griffith

ConservativeArundel and South Downs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many public contracts awarded by his Department since 5 July 2024 have required suppliers to recognise trade unions as a condition of contract award.

Answer

Justin Madders
The Department of Business and Trade uses Government standard contract templates and these do not contain a specific requirement to recognise trade unions as a condition of a contract award.