Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the minimum membership of a trade union before it can be registered with the Certification Office for Trade Unions and Employer Associations. [118742]
§ Mr. Alan Johnson[holding answer 10 April 2000]: There is no explicit minimum set by statute. The statutory definition of a trade union is given in section 1 of the Treaty Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. The Certification Officer has to be satisfied that an organisation meets this definition before listing it as a trade union.