Question follow-through · 119026

Trade Unions: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many responses were received to the consultation on trade union right of access; and whether he plans to publish analysis of those responses.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many responses were received to the consultation on trade union right of access; and whether he plans to publish analysis of those responses.

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Consultation on trade union right of access received a total of 1612 responses. Policy officials are in the process of reviewing the responses to the consultation, and the government will publish a formal response in due course detailing our analysis.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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