Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 15 July 2026.
Anneliese Dodds
Labour/Co-operative, Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Fair Work Agency's fair work assembly includes representation from organisations working with marginalised workers such as young women.
Anneliese Dodds
Labour/Co-operative, Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for the membership and terms of reference for the Fair Work Agency's fair work assembly.
Anneliese Dodds
Labour/Co-operative, Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his department is taking to ensure the Fair Work Agency hears the voices of marginalised workers, including young women, in its decision making and advisory processes.
Anneliese Dodds
Labour/Co-operative, Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Fair Work Agency is taking to ensure its first enforcement strategy addresses the specific barriers faced by marginalised workers, including young women, in accessing their employment rights.
Kate Dearden
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Fair Work Agency's (FWA) Advisory Board includes representatives from businesses, trade unions and independent experts, providing a range of perspectives to support its work.
The FWA Assembly will bring together stakeholders from across the social partnership, including organisations representing marginalised workers, to share views, information and insight that can help inform the FWA's future priorities and strategic thinking. It will meet for the first time in autumn 2026. Further details will be communicated shortly.
The Assembly will inform the development of the FWA’s first three-year Strategy, which will be published in spring 2027.
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