Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of advanced surveillance technologies being used in the workplace.

The use of workplace surveillance has increased due to growth in remote working, advancement in monitoring technologies and changes to employment relationships. This is why the Plan to Make Work Pay set out the government’s aim to put worker voice at the heart of Britain’s digital transition and promote best practice in safeguarding against invasion of privacy.

The government will launch a public consultation on workplace monitoring technologies. This will ensure that business practice and workers’ rights in this area are fit for a modern labour market and support the growth of the UK economy.