Trade Unions

Business, Innovation and Skills written question – answered at on 14 September 2010.

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Photo of Sajid Javid Sajid Javid Conservative, Bromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many paid officials in (a) his Department and its agencies and (b) non-departmental public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility are full-time trade union officials; what the total annual remuneration is for each such official; and if he will make a statement.

Photo of Edward Davey Edward Davey The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills currently employs 3.0 full-time departmental trade union side officers at an approximate total cost of £90,000 per annum.

The Department's agencies Companies House, Insolvency Service, Skills Funding Agency, IPO and NMO will be responding separately to this question.

We do not centrally hold records on trade union officials employed by the non-departmental public bodies. The compilation of this information would be at a disproportionate cost.

Letter from Gareth Jones, dated 7 September 2010:

I am replying on behalf of Companies House to your Parliamentary Question tabled 3 September 2010, UIN 13914 to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Companies House employs one paid official who is a full-time trade union official. The total annual remuneration for this official is £23,767.

Letter from Peter Mason, dated 7 September 2010:

I am responding in respect of the National Measurement Office (formerly National Weights and Measures Laboratory) to your Parliamentary Question tabled on 03/09/2010 [reference 2010/1236] to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, asking how many paid officials in (a) his Department and its agencies and (b) non-departmental public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility are full-time trade union officials; what the total annual remuneration is for each such official.

The National Measurement Office does not have any full-time trade union Officials

Letter from John Alty, dated 7 September 2010:

I am responding in respect of the Intellectual Property Office to your Parliamentary Question tabled 03/09/2010, to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The IPO does not employ any full-time trade union officials.

Letter from Geoff Russell, dated 9 September 2010:

I am replying on behalf of the Skills Funding Agency to your Parliamentary question tabled on 3 September 2010 (UIN 13914). To ask the Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many paid officials in (a) his Department and its agencies and (b) non-departmental public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility are full-time trade union officials; what the total annual remuneration is for each such official; and if he will make a statement.

The Skills Funding Agency was set up as an agency of BIS on 1 April 2010 and since that date has not employed any full-time trade union officials.

Letter from Stephen Speed, dated 7 September 2010:

The Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills has asked me to reply to your question how many paid officials in (a) his Department and its agencies and (b) non-departmental public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility are full-time trade union officials; what the total annual remuneration is for each such official; and if he will make a statement.

The Insolvency Service employs two full time trade union officials and their combined salaries total £64,660.

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