Written questions

Zero Hours Contracts

Commons · Question 129874 · Tabled 27 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Wera Hobhouse

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

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 29 Apr 2026

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