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Written Question
Conditions of Employment
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Asked by: Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative - Spelthorne)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's Response to the Government consultation on measures to reform post-termination non-compete clauses in contracts of employment, published on 12 May 2023, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a statutory limit of three months on the length of such clauses.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Introducing the statutory limit on the length of non-compete clauses of 3 months will require primary legislation. The Government will introduce this legislation when parliamentary time allows.