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Written Question
Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017
Monday 4th July 2022

Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff East)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential impact of the Written Statement of 23 June 2022 on Business Update, Official Report, HCWS137, on Senedd Cymru's Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017.

Answered by Lord Hart of Tenby

I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on a wide range of issues.

The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 have no direct impact on the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017.

Employment and industrial relations law is however a reserved matter. As previously stated in 2017, the UK Government intends to legislate to remove the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017 through primary legislation when Parliamentary time allows, to ensure trade union legislation applies equally across Great Britain.

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