Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 77544
Trade Unions: Finance
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on allowing trade union activities to be funded from trade union facility time at public expense.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsThe Cabinet Office Facility Time Framework states that the default position within the Civil Service is that paid time off will not be given for trade union activities. In exceptional circumstances, should a department wish to provide paid time off for ac...
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