Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 119026

Trade Unions: Public Consultation

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many responses were received to the consultation on trade union right of access; and whether he plans to publish analysis of those responses.

Answer

Kate Dearden
The Consultation on trade union right of access received a total of 1612 responses. Policy officials are in the process of reviewing the responses to the consultation, and the government will publish a formal response in due course detailing our analysis.