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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps with trade unions to (a) remove the requirement for unions to ballot on paper and (b) make voting on union matters easier for members.

Before responding to the Knight Review recommendations, the Government was required by Section 4 of the Trade Union Act 2016 to consult relevant organisations, including professionals from expert associations, to seek their advice and recommendations.

We have done this and are now finalising our consideration of Sir Ken’s recommendations before we issue our response in due course.