Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which trade unions are recognised by the British Library; and how much facility time is allocated to each expressed as (a) headcount and (b) FTE staff members, in the most recent period of time for which figures are available.

The British Library recognises three national Civil Service unions – FDA, Prospect and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS).

The table below shows the facility time for each union expressed in headcount, FTE staff members and total hours. These figures are for the most recent period of time available, April 2024 to March 2025.