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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Resolution Foundation report Firm foundations: Understanding why employers use flexible contracts, published on 25 April; and what steps they will take to improve situations for zero-hours contract workers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1676932/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Zero hours contracts (ZHCs) are an important part of the UK\u2019s flexible labour market. They are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Individuals on ZHC\u2019s represent a very small proportion of the workforce. The ONS publishes quarterly data on the number of individuals in work on ZHC\u2019s in the UK. Absolute figures are unavailable, but the ONS estimates that between April \u2013 June 2023, 1,180,000 people aged 16 or over in employment in the UK were on a ZHC. This is up from 883,000 between April \u2013 June 2017.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 24 October 2023 to Question 203453 on Zero Hours Contracts, what the absolute change in the number of people employed under zero hours contracts was between 2017 and 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who were employed on zero hours contracts in each year between 2017 and 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1661339/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK\u2019s flexible labour market. They are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals \u2013 like carers, people studying, or retirees.\u202fFor some, a zero\u202fhours\u202fcontract may be the type of contract which works best for them.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Individuals on zero hours contracts represent a very small proportion of the workforce. The ONS estimates that 155,000 people aged 16 and over were employed on a zero hours contract in London in April \u2013 June 2023, representing 3.3% of people in employment in the area.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of people on zero hour contracts in (a) Ealing Central and Acton constituency and (b) the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4511", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1646324/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK\u2019s flexible labour market, they are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals \u2013 like carers, people studying, or retirees.\u202fFor this small group, a zero\u202fhours\u202fcontract may be the type of contract which works best for them.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Research from CIPD found that 62% of zero hours contract workers are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs, which is similar to the proportion of employees as a whole (66%) (2022).<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Office for National Statistics report entitled EMP17: People in employment on zero hours contracts, published in May 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of data on the number of people on a zero hours contract.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4139", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ian Lavery"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1646325", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business and Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1646325/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK\u2019s flexible labour market, they are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals \u2013 like carers, people studying, or retirees.\u202fFor this small group, a zero\u202fhours\u202fcontract may be the type of contract which works best for them.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Research from CIPD found that 62% of zero hours contract workers are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs, which is similar to the proportion of employees as a whole (66%) (2022).<\/p>"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Zero Hours Contracts"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of people on zero hours contracts in (a) the North East and (b) the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1646386/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK\u2019s flexible labour market, they are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals \u2013 like carers, people studying, or retirees.\u202fFor this small group, a zero\u202fhours\u202fcontract may be the type of contract which works best for them.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Research from CIPD found that 62% of zero hours contract workers are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs, which is similar to the proportion of employees as a whole (66%)<\/p><p>(2022).<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with (a) businesses, (b) devolved administrations and (c) Trade Union Congress on methods to reduce the number of workers on zero-hour contracts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1646387/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK\u2019s flexible labour market, they are use-ful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals \u2013 like carers, people studying, or retirees.\u202fFor this small group, a ze-ro\u202fhours\u202fcontract may be the type of contract which works best for them.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>To support lower paid workers we have extended the ban on exclusivity clauses, which restrict staff from working for multiple employers, to contracts where the guaranteed weekly income is equivalent to or below the Lower Earnings Limit of £123 a week. On 1 April 2023, the Government increased the National Living Wage (NLW) for workers aged 23 years and over by 9.7% to £10.42.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) young workers, (b) women and (c) workers not born in the UK that are subject to zero-hour contracts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4139", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ian Lavery"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1646388", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business and Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1646388/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK\u2019s flexible labour market, they are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals \u2013 like carers, people studying, or retirees.\u202fFor this small group, a zero\u202fhours\u202fcontract may be the type of contract which works best for them.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Research from CIPD found that 62% of zero hours contract workers are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs, which is similar to the proportion of employees as a whole (66%) (2022).<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of zero-hour contracts on the (a) health and (b) well-being of workers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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