Richard Burden
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(8 years, 8 months ago)
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Sajid Javid
I therefore hope that the hon. Gentleman will agree with the changes, because they support union members and will introduce more transparency. They will still allow the unions to raise the funds, but they will just have to be more open about how they do so and what they do with them.
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab)
The right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) said earlier that when unions and employers work together, results are achieved. That being the case, why does the Secretary of State want to overrule agreements made freely between unions and public sector employees about the appropriate amount of time that should be spent on union duties?
Sajid Javid
The hon. Gentleman has moved on to an issue that I will cover later in my remarks.