Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 902 on Public sector: trade unions, whether it is the Government's policy to (a) amend and (b) repeal the check-off provisions from the (i) Trade Union Act 2016 and (ii) The Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2024.

The Government is committed to repealing the Trade Union Act 2016. Further information on implementing this will be outlined in due course.