Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 94201

Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been given to Departments and Arm's Length Bodies on trade union facility time for union learning representatives.

Answer

Anna Turley
The Cabinet Office provides guidance to departments on the subject of facility time for trade union learning representatives within its facility time framework. This guidance simply outlines the statutory rights of these representatives.