Written questions

Flexible Working: Devon

Commons · Question 129029 · Tabled 21 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 27 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increased flexible working rights for workers in Devon.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 27 Apr 2026

We are making changes through the Employment Rights Act to make it more likely that flexible working requests are accepted. The impacts of the Employment Rights Act have been assessed through a comprehensive package of published analysis. This includes an...