Question follow-through · 24005
Northern Ireland Office: Facilities Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time;
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time;
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
Direct financial support is not provided to trade unions by the Northern Ireland Office. Paid facility time is allowed only for statutory duties, such as accompanying members to formal meetings or taking part in collective bargaining, adhering to Cabinet ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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