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Trade Union Bill

Proceeding contribution from Sajid Javid (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 September 2015. It occurred during Debate on bills on Trade Union Bill.

There is absolutely no relationship between check-off and bank accounts. Anyone who is able to take advantage of check-off must have a bank account in order to receive their salary in the first place.

I also want to talk about the impact on taxpayers, who have to fund the salaries of public servants, only for those public servants to spend their time on trade union business. Do taxpayers not have a right at least to know what their taxes are being spent on? These are the people who are not represented in current trade union legislation, and by increasing transparency, fairness and democracy, they are the people that this Bill will protect. [Interruption.]

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

599 c762 

Session

2015-16

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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