A question on #PublicSector #IndustrialRelations tabled by Andy McDonald on 02-06-2025 has been answered by Darren Jones.

Heading: Public Sector: Industrial Relations
Question ID: 1807974
UIN: 56216
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-02
Asking Member ID: 4269
Asking Member display name: Andy McDonald
Asking Member handle: AndyMcDonaldMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @AndyMcDonaldMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing regularised direct negotiations with workforce trades unions on (a) recruitment and (b) retention.
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Date answered: 2025-06-10
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4621
Answering Member display name: Darren Jones
Answering Member handle: darrenpjones
Answering Member Twitter reference: @darrenpjones
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Answer text: Pay for most public sector workforces is set based upon recommendations produced by respective independent Pay Review Bodies (PRBs). The PRBs consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to recruit, retain and motiva...
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Answering body ID: 14
Answering body name: Treasury
Tweeted: true