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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of whistleblower protections.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 7 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of whistleblower protections.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises that the whistleblowing framework in the Employment Rights Act 1996 may not be operating as effectively as intended. My Department in July published an independent review into the framework, which did not make formal recommendati...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Migrant Workers: Domestic Service
5 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how the Fair Work Agency will assist migrant domestic workers experiencing abuse in private households.
Retail Trade: Delivery Services
26 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring online retailers to offer a choice of delivery couriers.
Small Businesses: Offices
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has his department made of the role of flexible office spaces in facilitating the activities and growth of small and medium-sized enterprises.