Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 118357

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Facilities Agreements

Tabled: 5 March 2026

Answered: 13 March 2026

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106735 on DESNZ: Facilities Agreements, who authorised the use of paid trade union facility time for trade union activities; and on what

Answer

Michael Shanks

Requests for paid trade union facility time for trade union activities over the course of 2024-25 were considered and approved by local line management, by exception. HR can and do advise line managers on appropriate use of facility time and monitor level...

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