Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the Public and Commercial Services Union press release Improved Cabinet Office guidance on time off for union reps secured, published on 6 May, what changes have been made to (1) departmental monitoring of spending, and (2) staff resources on facility time.

Any changes to departmental monitoring of spending and changes to staff resources on facility time, arising from the updated Civil Service Facility Time Framework and Guidance, are delegated to departments. The Employment Rights Act (2025) included the repeal of the requirement to report facility time data to the Cabinet Office.