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1715973

registered interest
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

1661339

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	200056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market. They are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals – like carers, people studying, or retirees. For some, a zero hours contract 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 – June 2023, representing 3.3% of people in employment in the area.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/10/2023 14:58:56 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1646324

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	190571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market, they are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals – like carers, people studying, or retirees. For this small group, a zero hours contract 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> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 27/06/2023 14:14:37 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1646325

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	190572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market, they are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals – like carers, people studying, or retirees. For this small group, a zero hours contract 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> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 27/06/2023 14:20:33 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1646386

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	190586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market, they are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals – like carers, people studying, or retirees. For this small group, a zero hours contract 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> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 27/06/2023 14:39:44 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1646387

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	190587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market, they are use-ful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals – like carers, people studying, or retirees. For this small group, a ze-ro hours contract 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> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 27/06/2023 14:44:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1646388

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	190588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market, they are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals – like carers, people studying, or retirees. For this small group, a zero hours contract 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> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 27/06/2023 14:51:59 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1587670

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Table 17 of the EMP17: People in employment on zero hours contracts data released on 14 February 2023, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the increase in the proportion of those on a zero hour contract in temporary work between the October to December period in 2021 and the same period in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	149450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market, they are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals – like carers, people studying, or retirees. For this small group, a zero hours contract may be the type of contract which works best for them.</p><p> </p><p>Research from The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that 65% of zero hours contract workers are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs, which is similar to the proportion of employees as a whole (63%) [2015].</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting a Private Member’s Bill which will introduce a new right for workers – especially those on zero hours contracts - to request a more predictable working pattern.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 01/03/2023 12:13:29 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1587547

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the latest release of data entitled EMP17: People in employment on zero hours contracts, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the proportions of (a) 16-24 year olds and (b) 25-34 year olds in work who are on Zero Hour Contracts.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	148766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>Zero-hours contracts remain an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market, for both employers where there is not a constant demand for staff and for individuals who may need to balance work around other commitments such as childcare and study.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals on zero hours contracts represent a very small proportion of the workforce – just over 3%. For this small group, a zero-hour contract may be the type of contract which works best for them, providing flexibility to balance work and study with 22% of people on zero-hour contracts are in full-time education compared with 3% of other people in employment.</p><p>The Government is supporting a Private Member’s Bill which will introduce a new right for workers – especially those on zero hours contracts - to request a more predictable working pattern. The new right will allow a qualifying worker to make an application to change their existing working pattern if it lacks predictability in terms of the hours they are required to work, or if it is a fixed term contract of less than 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 148767 148768 question first answered 28/02/2023 17:10:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1584939

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban zero-hours contracts.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	141612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market, for both employers where there is not a constant demand for staff and for individuals who may need to balance work around other commitments such as childcare and study.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is determined to tackle unfair working practices. For example, we have extended the existing 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.</p><p> </p><p>We are also supporting my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool South's Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill, to ensure that workers have the right to request a more predictable working pattern. Qualifying workers would be able to make an application to change their existing contract if it lacks predictability in terms of the hours they are required to work, the times they are required to work, and/or the duration of their contract.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 15/02/2023 16:57:34 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols