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Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Tuesday 23rd June 2026

Asked by: Uma Kumaran (Labour - Stratford and Bow)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor payment outcomes for Employment Tribunal awards and (b) ensure that workers using the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme receive their award.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)

We are working across government to make the dispute resolution system more resilient. This includes improving our understanding of enforcement outcomes and strengthening the system so that claimants can recover what they are owed. Along with the Ministry of Justice we have set up the Dispute Resolution Task Force to help inform our work. The next Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications will further help us understand award compliance better when published later this year.

Division Vote (Commons)
22 Jun 2026 - Armed Forces Bill - View Vote Context
Uma Kumaran (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 314 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 391
Division Vote (Commons)
22 Jun 2026 - Armed Forces Bill - View Vote Context
Uma Kumaran (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 319 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 322
Division Vote (Commons)
22 Jun 2026 - Armed Forces Bill - View Vote Context
Uma Kumaran (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 311
Division Vote (Commons)
17 Jun 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context
Uma Kumaran (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 240 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 144 Noes - 244
Division Vote (Commons)
17 Jun 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context
Uma Kumaran (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 244 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 135 Noes - 258
Division Vote (Commons)
17 Jun 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context
Uma Kumaran (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 245 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 143 Noes - 249
Division Vote (Commons)
17 Jun 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context
Uma Kumaran (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 249 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 317
Division Vote (Commons)
17 Jun 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill (Allocation of Time) - View Vote Context
Uma Kumaran (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 231 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 233 Noes - 94
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Jun 2026 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
Uma Kumaran (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 249 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 262 Noes - 86