Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has any plans to end the employee trade union membership dues check-off system.
In accordance with a request from the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Department and its executive agencies (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and Public Health England) have undertaken a review of the provision of the check-off facility. Upon completion, this review will be submitted to the Secretary of State for consideration.