Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the level of compliance amongst oil and gas (a) companies and (b) contractors operating on the UK Continental Shelf with International Labour Organisation Convention 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise since 2005; and if he will take steps to conduct a further such assessment.

The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 sets out the legislative framework in relation to our international obligations, such as the International Labour Relations Convention 87. There is no requirement to monitor the compliance of this legislation for any particular sector or company.