United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 180810
Armed Forces: Political Parties and Trade Unions
Introduced
17 October 2018
Last action
29 October 2018 · Answer
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Defence
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29 October 2018
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review his Department's policy on the right of armed forces personnel to join a (a) trades union and (b) political party.
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17 October 2018
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review his Department's policy on the right of armed forces personnel to join a (a) trades union and (b) political party.
Source: Commons
29 October 2018
Answer
Regular Armed Forces personnel may become members of civilian trade unions and political parties. Armed Forces personnel are however not permitted to participate in industrial action or take any active part in the affairs of political organisation, party ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-10-17/180810
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/989555
- uk · wq-989555 · source updated 29 October 2018