Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113811

Trade Unions: Equality

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91039 on Trade Unions: Equality, how many (a) chairs and (b) committee members are entitled to use their work time for network activity; and w

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department advises that up to three individuals per network, including chairs, co-chairs and committee members, may receive a 10% work time allocation for network activity, with line manager agreement. The Department has eight recognised diversity net...

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