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Waste Disposal: Birmingham

Commons · Question 48415 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 6 May 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings her Department had with Unite between 11 March 2025 and when she decided to use the armed forces to help with waste collection in Birmingham.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 6 May 2025

The Secretary of State has engaged with Unite and Birmingham City Council to encourage them to get back around the negotiating table. She has not met with ACAS and the Department has not met with Unite. Any talks to settle the equal pay dispute are solely...