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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-11-01more like thismore than 2021-11-01
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading State Retirement Pensions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that there are no delays in the delivery of state pension payments for individuals moving away from other welfare support, including Employment Support Allowance. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr James Davies more like this
uin 67210 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-05more like thismore than 2021-11-05
answer text <p>The Department is reviewing the intervention points and customer touchpoints to provide appropriate support where needed to our Employment Support Allowance, Job Seekers Allowance and Income Support customers to claim their State Pension before reaching pension age.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-05T14:47:06.247Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-05T14:47:06.247Z
answering member
4142
label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
4476
label Biography information for Dr James Davies more like this
1341986
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-29more like thismore than 2021-06-29
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment: Graduates more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to offer specialised assistance to new graduates seeking employment during the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr James Davies more like this
uin 24267 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-07-05more like thismore than 2021-07-05
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s Plan for Jobs is delivering a comprehensive package of support for young people, including graduates, which DWP is providing in collaboration with the Department for Education, employers and other partners</p><p> </p><p>The DWP Youth Offer is the wrap-around support programme, helping young people access so much of the positive provision stood up as part of the Plan for Jobs, (including Kickstart, Sector-based Work Academy Programme, Apprenticeships and traineeships), alongside local work-related provision. The Youth Offer includes 13-week Youth Employment Programme, complimented by joined-up local delivery through our Youth Hubs and specialist Youth Employability Coaches.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has implemented a range of measures to help deliver on our commitment to provide all young people with opportunities to develop skills that will enable them to secure jobs in productive and fulfilling careers, including help for young people through Kickstart. Jobs from the Kickstart Scheme are open to 16–24-year-olds, who are claiming Universal Credit, and are at risk of long-term unemployment. Young people can speak to their work coach to find out more.</p><p> </p><p>Our experienced and well-trained jobcentre Work Coaches have access to tools that help them understand vacancies, opportunities and skills needs and are well versed in collaborating with their local partners, including employers, local authorities and independent volunteer and charity organisations.</p><p> </p><p>We are publicising our offer for young people and have launched the JobHelp website in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. JobHelp offers job search advice, showcases recruiting sectors and signposts to job vacancies to help people successfully find work. The JobHelp campaign encourages young people under 25 to visit the JobHelp advice and signposting hub where they can access careers advice, job opportunities and signposting to initiatives such as Kickstart and Access to Work.</p><p> </p><p>We have supported the development of the Department for Education’s Graduate Employment and Skills Guide that is published on the Office for Students website. The guide is designed to help final year students and recent graduates by signposting to a range of public, private and voluntary sector opportunities, to help build employability skills, gain work experience or enter the labour market.</p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-07-05T13:46:18.373Zmore like thismore than 2021-07-05T13:46:18.373Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4476
label Biography information for Dr James Davies more like this
1341988
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-29more like thismore than 2021-06-29
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment: Graduates more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to engage with local employers to support new graduates into employment. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr James Davies more like this
uin 24268 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-07-05more like thismore than 2021-07-05
answer text <p>We are working closely with employers and other partner’s to deliver the Government’s Plan for Jobs, providing a comprehensive package of support for all young people – including graduates.</p><p> </p><p>Our national and local Employer and Partnership Teams are engaging with employers across the country to bring in employment opportunities in a variety of sectors. These include many of the opportunities established as part of the Plan for Jobs, including Kickstart, Sector-based Work Academy Programme, Apprenticeships and traineeships. These provide a wide range of ways for young people to access work in their local area and enable employers to engage their future workforce. Young people, including new graduates will have access to these through their local Jobcentre Plus and via the Government’s official job matching service Find a Job website.</p><p> </p><p>We have supported the development of the Department for Education’s Graduate Employment and Skills Guide that is published on the Office for Students website. The guide is designed to help final year students and recent graduates by signposting to a range of public, private and voluntary sector opportunities, to help build employability skills, gain work experience or enter the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided Plan for Jobs information for employers on GOV.UK and employers can access our Help for Employers website which offers a range of advice to help businesses overcome challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic. Whether employers are needing to expand rapidly, or worried about redundancies, they can find advice on next steps and the best ways to support their staff.</p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-07-05T13:49:54.923Zmore like thismore than 2021-07-05T13:49:54.923Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4476
label Biography information for Dr James Davies more like this
1236290
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-09-21more like thismore than 2020-09-21
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the welfare payments which people receive reflect the needs of the individual. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd remove filter
tabling member printed
Dr James Davies more like this
uin 92834 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-09-29more like thismore than 2020-09-29
answer text <p>The Government has introduced a package of temporary welfare measures worth around £9.3 billion this year to help with the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chancellor announced a series of policies to support people, jobs and businesses on 20 March 2020 during which he confirmed an increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance for 12 months by £1040 a year, which was in addition to planned uprating of 1.7% announced by the Secretary of State in November 2019. Further decisions on spending will be made at the next fiscal event.</p><p>In addition to the standard allowance increase, Universal Credit claimants have also benefited from an increase in the Local Housing Allowance rates so that it covers the lowest third of local rents, and during Covid-19 the Minimum Income Floor, (an assumed level of earnings) has been relaxed to zero for self-employed claimants.</p><p>The Government has made significant investment to improve Universal Credit’s generosity through the reduction in the taper rate from 65% to 63% in 2017, and an extra £1.7 billion a year put into Work Allowances by 2023/24, increasing them by £1,040 a year for working parents and disabled claimants, from April 2019 - an extra £630 a year in the pockets of 2.4 million of the lowest paid families.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-09-29T16:50:52.297Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-29T16:50:52.297Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
4476
label Biography information for Dr James Davies more like this
1167460
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-30more like thismore than 2019-10-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Average Earnings more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of year-on-year trends in the level of average weekly earnings in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd remove filter
tabling member printed
Chris Ruane more like this
uin 7644 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-11-05more like thismore than 2019-11-05
answer text <p>Statistics on average weekly earnings growth are published by the independent Office for National Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2010, real (total) pay fell by 0.5%. In August 2019 the real (total) pay growth was 1.9% - an increase in the rate of real wage growth of 2.4 percentage points.</p><p> </p><p>The highest real (total) pay growth, between Aug 10 – Aug 19, was in Aug 15 (2.6%).</p><p> </p><p>Under the Triple Lock the basic State Pension and the full rate of the new State Pension will be raised the highest of: the rise in prices, the rise in earnings or 2.5%. The relevant measure for earnings is the year-on-year change in Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) from May to July published by the ONS in October, standing at 3.9%</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Growth in nominal average weekly total pay</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2010</p></td><td><p>1.8 %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2011</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2012</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2015</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p />
answering member constituency Eastleigh more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-11-05T16:45:26.453Zmore like thismore than 2019-11-05T16:45:26.453Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
534
label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this
1167461
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-30more like thismore than 2019-10-30
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Part-Time Employment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people working less than 16 hours who wanted to work more in each of the last 10 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd remove filter
tabling member printed
Chris Ruane more like this
uin 7645 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-11-04more like thismore than 2019-11-04
answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to PQ 4936 in which I give details, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), of the number of people whose usual weekly hours are less than six hours, and between 6 and 15 hours. Details are not available for the number of people working less than 16 hours who wanted to work more in each of the last 10 years.</p><p> </p><p>ONS does publish some related data: 1) the number of people in employment who want to work more hours, are available for work and are currently working below the hours threshold (40 hours a week for those under 18, 48 hours a week for those aged 18 or over), and 2) people working part-time who gave the reason as “could not find full-time job” as reason for working part-time. The tables below give extracts from the ONS published data, however, both these data series will include both those working less than, and more than, 16 hours a week.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: The number of people in employment who want to work more hours, are available for work and are currently working below the hours threshold</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2010</p></td><td><p>2,754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2011</p></td><td><p>2,841</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2012</p></td><td><p>3,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2013</p></td><td><p>3,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2014</p></td><td><p>2,977</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2015</p></td><td><p>2,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2016</p></td><td><p>2,601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2017</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2018</p></td><td><p>2,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2019</p></td><td><p>2,479</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Table EMP16, ONS, Labour Force Survey</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Part-time workers who gave the reason as “could not find full-time job” as reason for working part-time</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Level</p></td><td><p>% of all Part Time Employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2010</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2011</p></td><td><p>1,275</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2012</p></td><td><p>1,438</p></td><td><p>17.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2013</p></td><td><p>1,467</p></td><td><p>18.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2014</p></td><td><p>1,347</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2015</p></td><td><p>1,285</p></td><td><p>15.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2016</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2017</p></td><td><p>1,019</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2018</p></td><td><p>968</p></td><td><p>11.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2019</p></td><td><p>907</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Table EMP01NSA, ONS, Labour Force Survey</p><p> </p><p>At UK level people in full-time work have made up over three quarters of the overall increase in employment since 2010.</p>
answering member constituency Eastleigh more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-11-04T18:07:40.27Zmore like thismore than 2019-11-04T18:07:40.27Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
534
label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this
1167098
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-29more like thismore than 2019-10-29
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Disqualifications more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of hardship payments made by her Department which have been directly attributed to the imposition of benefit sanctions in (a) Vale of Clwyd parliamentary constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in each of the last four years. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd remove filter
tabling member printed
Chris Ruane more like this
uin 7077 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-11-04more like thismore than 2019-11-04
answer text <p>Hardship payments provide financial protection for claimants whose benefit is reduced by a Fraud Loss of Benefit penalty or a Benefit Sanction.</p><p> </p><p>For a) and b), the information requested is not readily available at a country or constituency level and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>For c) the requested data is provided for Great Britain in the following two tables for Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) respectively. Please note, figures supplied are derived from data which has not been quality assured to Official Statistics publication standard. These results can change retrospectively as further information is received. They should therefore be treated with caution. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>JSA - Number of hardship payments awarded as a result of a sanction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019 (year to Aug 19)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>120,000</p></td><td><p>58,000</p></td><td><p>29,000</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 1,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>ESA - Number of hardship payments awarded as a result of a sanction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019 (year to Aug 19)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 1,000</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 1,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For Universal Credit, the data cannot be disaggregated to identify the hardship payments that have been directly attributed to the application of a benefit sanction from those resulting from a fraud penalty.</p>
answering member constituency Eastleigh more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-11-04T18:04:16.877Zmore like thismore than 2019-11-04T18:04:16.877Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
534
label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this
1156208
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-24more like thismore than 2019-10-24
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Unemployment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were economically inactive in the UK in (a) 2010 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd remove filter
tabling member printed
Chris Ruane more like this
uin 4934 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-29more like thismore than 2019-10-29
answer text <p>In February-April 2010 there were 9.5 million economically inactive people in the UK. This number has dropped to 8.7 million people for the period June-August 2019. These statistics are for the 16-64 age group, which is the Office for National Statistic’s headline rate for economic inactivity.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Eastleigh more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-29T16:34:09.55Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-29T16:34:09.55Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
534
label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this
1156210
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-24more like thismore than 2019-10-24
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Working Hours more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people that worked less than 15 hours a week in each (a) country and (b) region of the UK in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd remove filter
tabling member printed
Chris Ruane more like this
uin 4936 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-11-01more like thismore than 2019-11-01
answer text <p>The independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) uses the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to provide estimates for the usual weekly hours of work for people. The table below sets out data ONS publishes on those working fewer than 6 hours, and between 6 and 15 hours. Breakdowns for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and regional breakdowns, are not provided because of small sample sizes. Estimates are based on the number of people who report the numbers of hours worked.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: People working fewer than 6 hours, and 6 to 15 hours for April to June each year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>fewer than 6 Hours</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6 up to 15 hours</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>level (thousands)</p></td><td><p>% of total people in employment</p></td><td><p>level (thousands)</p></td><td><p>% of total people in employment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2010</p></td><td><p>417</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2,011</p></td><td><p>7.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2011</p></td><td><p>473</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>1,959</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2012</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>2,034</p></td><td><p>7.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2013</p></td><td><p>445</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2,033</p></td><td><p>7.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2014</p></td><td><p>463</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>2,034</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2015</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1,899</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2016</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2,058</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2017</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>2,048</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2018</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>2,043</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2019</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2,066</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Table HOUR02NSA, ONS, Labour Force Survey</p><p> </p><p>At UK level people in full-time work have made up over three quarters of the overall increase in employment since 2010.</p><p> </p><p />
answering member constituency Eastleigh more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-11-01T12:53:53.573Zmore like thismore than 2019-11-01T12:53:53.573Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
534
label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this
1156211
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-24more like thismore than 2019-10-24
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Zero Hours Contracts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people employed on zero-hour contracts in each (a) nation and (b) region of the UK in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd remove filter
tabling member printed
Chris Ruane more like this
uin 4937 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-11-04more like thismore than 2019-11-04
answer text <p>The independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) use the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to provide estimates for the number of people in employment on contracts that do not guarantee minimum hours (known as ‘zero hours’ contracts’). This data is available for the Oct-Dec quarter only for each year from 2010 to 2018 and is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table: Level and rate of people aged 16 and over on zero-hours contracts October to December each year</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>UK, not seasonally adjusted</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: ONS Labour Force Survey</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The estimates for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 are considered precise</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>ONS advise that the increased media coverage of zero-hours’ contracts arrangements in the latter half of 2013 may have affected the response to this question by raising awareness of this existing type of contractual arrangement. The ONS therefore advise not to compare pre- and post-2013 data.</p><p> </p><p>Data for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the English regions has been published every six months by ONS for since 2016. However, because the data is drawn from a survey, many of these sub-UK breakdowns are considered too unreliable for practical purposes. Regional data and guidance on its reliability can be found in tab 4 of table EMP17 published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/emp17peopleinemploymentonzerohourscontracts/current" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/emp17peopleinemploymentonzerohourscontracts/current</a></p>
answering member constituency Eastleigh more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this