Part-time Workers

HC Deb 02 March 2000 vol 345 c339W

34. Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the Government's consultation on its proposals to extend the rights of part-time workers. [111565]

Mr. Alan Johnson

The consultation on part-time work began on 17 January and ended on 27 February. We will now be looking closely at the responses before taking the next steps in implementation of the Directive.