Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107387

Department of Health and Social Care: Facilities Agreements

Tabled: 21 January 2026

Answered: 28 January 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) he and (b) the Permanent Secretary approved the use of paid facility time for trade union activities in NHS England in the 2024-25 NHS England annual report and accounts.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The use of paid facility time for trade union duties and activities is a matter for NHS England as the employer. Trade union representatives are entitled to paid time for trade union duties and unpaid time for trade union activities by law under the Trade...

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