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1715973

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date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	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.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Flexible contracts are an important part of the UK’s labour market, for both employers with fluctuations in demand, and for individuals who need to balance work around other commitments such as childcare and study.</p><p> </p><p>2022 research from the CIPD found that 62% of zero hours contract workers are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs, only a slightly lower fraction than the 66% for other employees.</p><p> </p><p>The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 will give workers – including those on zero hours contracts - the right to make a request to their employer for a more predictable working pattern.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 21/05/2024 14:52:15 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1714004

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Booker Group: Tesco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Tesco-Booker merger on independent shopkeepers.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Investigations into mergers and anti-competitive practices are the responsibility of the Competition and Markets Authority, the UK’s independent competition regulator.</p><p> </p><p>I note that the CMA conducted an in-depth investigation into Tesco’s acquisition of Booker in 2017 and concluded that it did not raise competition concerns.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4112 HL4113 question first answered 09/05/2024 13:08:58 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1714005

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Booker Group: Tesco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make an assessment of the impact of the Tesco-Booker merger on rural small businesses, such as post offices and village stores.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Investigations into mergers and anti-competitive practices are the responsibility of the Competition and Markets Authority, the UK’s independent competition regulator.</p><p> </p><p>I note that the CMA conducted an in-depth investigation into Tesco’s acquisition of Booker in 2017 and concluded that it did not raise competition concerns.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4111 HL4113 question first answered 09/05/2024 13:08:58 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1714006

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Booker Group: Tesco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the changes recently introduced by Booker on independent retailers.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Investigations into mergers and anti-competitive practices are the responsibility of the Competition and Markets Authority, the UK’s independent competition regulator.</p><p> </p><p>I note that the CMA conducted an in-depth investigation into Tesco’s acquisition of Booker in 2017 and concluded that it did not raise competition concerns.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel grouped question UIN HL4111 HL4112 question first answered 09/05/2024 13:08:59 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans