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Zero Hours Contracts

Asked by Wera HobhouseLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 129874

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of extending the guaranteed hours provisions beyond zero-hours contracts to include low-hours contracts on affected people; and what step

Answered by Kate Dearden

It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

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