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Employment Rights Bill: Defence and Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the defence and security manufacturing sector.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
9 Dec 2024
Answer
9 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the defence and security manufacturing sector.

  2. 9 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    On Monday 21 October, the Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Bill [http://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments].The majority of employees will benefit from new protectio...

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