Question follow-through · 114642
Small Businesses: Trade Unions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Adam Smith Institute's report entitled Knock, Knock: The Effects of the New Union Access Regime on SMEs, published on 6 February 2026, what assessment he has made of the implicati
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Adam Smith Institute's report entitled Knock, Knock: The Effects of the New Union Access Regime on SMEs, published on 6 February 2026, what assessment he has made of the implicati
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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2 Mar 2026
Answer published
My officials have considered the Adam Smith Institute’s report, alongside other relevant evidence, as part of the policy development process. Our consultation, Make Work Pay: trade union right of access, proposed an exemption for employers with fewer than...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Department for Business and Trade: Apprentices
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Conditions of Employment
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason the tripartite approach of discussions involving trade unions and business groups was not followed for the consultation period of the Employment Rights Act, with specific reference to t
Small Businesses: Trade Unions
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will commit to completing an affordability impact assessment of trade union access to SMEs.
Conditions of Employment
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has sought advice from the Prime Minister’s new advisor, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, on the impact the Employment Rights Act 2025 upon (a) businesses and (b) the economy.