{"value":{"id":1908016,"askingMemberId":5340,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-05-20T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","uin":"3459","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will commit to completing an affordability impact assessment of trade union access to SMEs.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5224,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The government considers the impact of its policies on businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises, as part of the standard impact assessment process.</p><p>The Employment Rights Act 2025 created a new legal framework for unions and employers to negotiate access into the workplace, ensuring that access takes place in a regulated and responsible manner. The government has taken steps to ensure the framework is proportionate, including by providing an exemption to the policy for employers with fewer than 21 workers.</p><p>An impact assessment for the Employment Rights Act was published during its parliamentary passage. A further impact assessment on the trade union right of access policy will be published in due course.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Small Businesses: Trade Unions","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1908016","method":"GET"}]}