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  1. The Department provides no funding for any trade union related activities. However it does allow time for these activities to be undertaken. <\/li><\/ol>

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    1. 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>

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      1. 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>

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        1. The data relating to 2013-14 covers the period April 2013 to December 2013. <\/li><\/ol>

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          0.09%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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          0.08%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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