Jonathan Ashworth – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2014-03-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether her Department is (a) undertaking or (b) plans to undertake a review of the check-off union subscription provision.

Mrs Theresa Villiers

My Department’s payroll services are provided by the Ministry of Justice. We would therefore inherit any changes to the contract with the payroll provider made by the MoJ in relation to this issue. My understanding is that currently the MoJ has no plans to amend provisions relating to the check-off union subscription although options for change are being kept under review.