Section 19 of the Human Rights Act requires a Minister in charge of a Bill in either House of Parliament to make a statement about the compatibility of the Bill with the Convention Rights (as defined by section 1 of that Act). The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Intellectual Property, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, has made the following statement: "In my view, the provisions of the Trade Union Bill are compatible with the Convention rights."
	The Government has published a separate memorandum on ECHR issues with an assessment of compatibility of the Bill's provisions with the Convention rights. This memorandum is available on the Government website.
Compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights