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...