Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many prosecutions for failure to give notice of proposed redundancy under section 194 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 have been authorised by a Minister or authorised officer in each year since 2010.

In England and Wales, proceedings for the offence contrary to section 194(1) Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 may only be instituted by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or by an officer authorised by him for that purpose. There have been two such prosecutions since 2010.

Proceedings in Scotland are a matter for the Lord Advocate through the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.