Question follow-through · 209
Employment: Bullying and Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government has plans to ban non-disclosure agreements used for victims of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 17 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 22 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 22 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government has plans to ban non-disclosure agreements used for victims of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination.
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jul 2024
Answer published
Thank you to the Hon. Member for raising this topic. This Government is committed to delivering the Plan to Make Work Pay in full and updating Britain’s employment protections, so they are fit for our modern economy and the future of work. This includes s...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether provisions of the UK-India trade deal address the freedom and human rights of minority groups in India.
Innovation: Government Assistance
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