Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2026 to Question 34458 on DfT Operator: Trade Unions, how many hours of paid trade union facility time have been authorised since the recognition arrangements began operating in practice; what the total estimated salary cost of those hours is; and how many employees have been granted such time off.

No paid facility time has yet been granted under these recognition agreements.