Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 113144

Trade Union Recognition: Ballots

Tabled: 12 February 2026

Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Justin Madders

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to introduce consultation on the reduction of membership threshold from 10% for statutory union recognition ballots.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The Government will implement in April the power in the Employment Rights Act that enables Ministers to issue secondary legislation to vary the 10% recognition application threshold, within parameters of 10% to 2% membership of the bargaining unit.We inte...

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