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<p>Government has not made an estimate of the social and economic consequences of
restricting zero hour contracts to students and pensioners.</p><p>Further to my oral
statement in the House on 11 July regarding the publication of the independent Review
of Modern Working Practices by Matthew Taylor, the Review concluded that the UK has
employment levels and rates that are at historic highs. It also concluded that the
UK is widely recognised as having one of the most flexible labour markets in the world
and many people working on atypical contracts value the flexibility that they bring
and choose to work this way.</p>
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