Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the guidance entitled Taxpayer funding of trade unions: Delivering sensible savings in local government, published in March 2013, remains extant guidance.

This government recognises the vital role that trade unions have in delivering a strong economy and improved living standards. The 2013 document was produced by a previous administration. Some of its measures were then included in the 2016 Trade Union Act, which the government is repealing through the Employment Rights Bill.