Question follow-through · 11268
Political Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1206 on Political Levy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on trade union members that have not previou
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 31 Oct 2024 · 3 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
28 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1206 on Political Levy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on trade union members that have not previou
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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31 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Employment Rights Bill substantively restores the position on political fund contributions to before the passage of the Trade Union Act 2016. This will mean trade union members will automatically be opted-in to contribute to a political fund, unless t...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Amy Lamé
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29 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the call for evidence on implementing a ban on unpaid internships.
Manufacturing Industries
6 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how his Department intends to define the subsectors within Advanced Manufacturing in the forthcoming Industrial Strategy.
Drinks and Food: Manufacturing Industries
6 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he (a) is taking with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to encourage (i) growth and (ii) investment in food and drink manufacturing and (b) plans to take to supp
Drinks and Food: Manufacturing Industries
6 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of his Department's support for advanced manufacturing within the industrial strategy on food and drink manufacturers.
Drinks and Food: Manufacturing Industries
21 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29436 on Manufacturing Industries, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including food and drink manufacturing in th
Drinks and Food: Manufacturing Industries
21 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29436 on Manufacturing Industries, whether food and drink manufacturing is a key advanced manufacturing sector.
Business: Sustainable Development
28 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive on (a) Northern Ireland, (b) UK firms trading with the EU and (c) levels of di
Small Businesses: Annual Reports
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the level of annual reporting for small companies.
Energy Drinks: Children
1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer to question 11397, what representations his Department made to the Department for Health and Social Care on the vending machine industry and the proposed ban on the sale of energ
Energy Drinks: Children
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026 to question 14817, what specific representations his Department made on behalf of the vending industry to the Department for Health and Social Care.