Brendan Clarke-Smith

Conservative MP for Bassetlaw

Trade Union Regulation

There have been votes in Parliament on the way trade unions are regulated, including on the law related to industrial action and strike ballots.

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Brendan Clarke-Smith consistently voted for more restrictive regulation of trade union activity

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Major votes

  • On 29 Nov 2023: Brendan Clarke-Smith voted yes on Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023 Show vote
  • On 28 Nov 2023: Brendan Clarke-Smith voted yes on Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023 Show vote
  • On 28 Nov 2023: Brendan Clarke-Smith voted yes on Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023 Show vote
  • On 28 Nov 2023: Brendan Clarke-Smith voted yes on Draft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels) Show vote
  • On 30 Jan 2023: Brendan Clarke-Smith voted yes on Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill Committee: Third Reading Show vote
  • On 11 Jul 2022: Brendan Clarke-Smith voted yes on draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 Show vote
  • On 26 Jan 2022: Brendan Clarke-Smith voted to implement a tax on trade unions and employers' associations to fund their regulator, the Certification Officer. Show vote
  • On 26 Jan 2022: Brendan Clarke-Smith voted to empower the regulator of trade unions and employers’ associations, the Certification Officer, to impose financial penalties on the bodies it regulates for breaches of the law. Show vote

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