Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 106735
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Facilities Agreements
Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026
Question
Charlie Dewhirst
Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) he and (b) his Permanent Secretary approved the use of paid facility time for trade union activities outlined in the 2024-25 departmental annual report and accounts.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe departmental Trade Union Facility Time Guidance sets out a provision for paid activity time to be requested and approved, by exception. This is managed/agreed locally by management from a day to day perspective. The overall levels of activity time are...
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