Question follow-through · 118243

Trade Unions: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the response to the consultation on trade union right of access to workplaces.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
12 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the response to the consultation on trade union right of access to workplaces.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Officials are in the process of reviewing the responses to the consultation, and the government will publish a formal response in due course.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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