Written questions

Trade Unions: Facilities Agreements

Commons · Question 2098 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the current average percentage of civil service expenditure on pay is disbursed on trade union facility time; what that percentage was in 2023-24; and whether he has set a target for that percentage in the

Answer

Answered by Satvir Kaur, 8 Jun 2026

Based on data submitted via the online Cabinet Office Trade Union Facility Time Reporting Service, the average Civil Service spend on facility time, as a percentage of total pay bill, in both 2023-24 and 2024-25 was 0.04%.Due to the repeal of the Trade Un...