Question follow-through · 9397
Ministry of Justice: Trade Union Officials
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data her Department holds on Government Facilities Services policy on recognition of trade unions since its formation.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 16 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 21 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 · 15 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data her Department holds on Government Facilities Services policy on recognition of trade unions since its formation.
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Department does not hold this data. Gov Facility Services Limited (GFSL) staff are subject to the Company’s own terms and conditions, and GFSL does not recognise any trade union under a formal agreement. Further information on GFSL’s staff policies ca...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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