Question follow-through · 31042

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Union Officials

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent trade union representatives in her Department receive trade union facility time; what proportion of their working hours are sp

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
27 Feb 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent trade union representatives in her Department receive trade union facility time; what proportion of their working hours are sp

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Paid facility time is captured and published in line with the Cabinet Office guidance on statutory reporting requirements Public-sector trade union facility time data - GOV.UK. As with any changes to employment legislation, internal policies and processes...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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