Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of anti-bullying (a) policies and (b) legislation on the number of incidences of bullying at work.

The Government is clear that any form of bullying and harassment is unacceptable and has no place in today’s workplace.

The Government has published guidance that sets out the steps that employees can take if they are experiencing bullying or harassment at work. This guidance sets out that anti-bullying and harassment policies can help prevent problems and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/workplace-bullying-and-harassment.

Bullying is not itself illegal, and the Government believes that the best way to address bad behaviour in the workplace is through cultural change.