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<p /> <p /><ol start="1" type="1"><li>The Department provides no funding for any trade
union related activities. However it does allow time for these activities to be undertaken.
</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2" type="1"><li>The Department did not report on the
amount of trade union activities taken by our representatives in the years 2011-12
and 2012-13, as such the figures shown below are estimates based on the allocation
of time we allowed for union representatives to use on trade union activities. </li></ol><p>
</p><ol start="3" type="1"><li>The Department has undergone a significant amount of
change in its facility time arrangements over the last 12 months as it has introduced
the Cabinet Office reforms from June 2013, this has resulted in a decrease in the
amount of time taken by our people for trade union activities </li></ol><p> </p><ol
start="4" type="1"><li>The data relating to 2013-14 covers the period April 2013 to
December 2013. </li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Facility
time taken by Union Representatives (days)</p></td><td><p>% of total working days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>17,219</p></td><td><p>0.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>15,409</p></td><td><p>0.08%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>3,124</p></td><td><p>0.02%</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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