Fair Work Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has confirmed that a further memorandum on the UK government’s Trade Union Bill has been lodged with the Scottish Parliament.
The general policy memorandum is for consideration by the Further Powers Committee on how the legislation will impact Scotland, paving the way for a parliamentary debate in the new year.
The move follows the Legislative Consent Motion lodged earlier this week.
Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training Roseanna Cunningham said:
“Last month’s Scottish parliamentary debate on the Trade Union Bill confirmed that there is clear opposition to this draft legislation in Scotland.
There is little or no evidence to support its proposals and the UK Government has made no attempt to consider the Bill’s impact in Scotland and in particular on our public services. Our requests to be excluded from the Bill have also been ignored and the First Minister raised the issue with the Prime Minister earlier this week.”
