PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(9 January 2025)

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what the form of industrial action is in each dispute; which recognised trade union is involved in each dispute; what the substantive matter is that is being disputed in each case; and what steps he plans to take to end each dispute.

Asked by:
Nick Timothy (Conservative)

There is currently no industrial dispute within DSIT or any of its Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs). No Trade Union has a current mandate for industrial action in DSIT or its ALBs.

There are ongoing disputes between PCS Union and both G4S Security Company (G4S) and International Services System - Facilities Management Services (ISS). G4S and ISS provide facilities management services in DSIT offices and those of other Departments under a contract managed by Government Property Agency. Those disputes are a matter for the union and employers concerned.

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