Question follow-through · 92718
Construction: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to protect workers’ terms and conditions including through the implementation of short-time working arrangements in the construction industry.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 19 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 25 Nov 2025 · 6 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
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
19 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to protect workers’ terms and conditions including through the implementation of short-time working arrangements in the construction industry.
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Construction Industry Working Rule Agreement, collectively negotiated between employer organisations and trade unions to establish agreed terms and conditions, is a matter for the industry. This agreement provides a consistent framework for fair treat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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