A question on #DepartmentForEnvironmentFoodAndRuralAffairs #ZeroHoursContracts tabled by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton on 26-03-2025 has been answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock.

Heading: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Zero Hours Contracts
Question ID: 1789117
UIN: HL6184
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-26
Asking Member ID: 1544
Asking Member display name: Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Asking Member handle: MarkLancasterMK
Asking Member Twitter reference: @MarkLancasterMK
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 19 March (HL5463), how many people the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs employs on zero-hour contracts.
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Date answered: 2025-05-06
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Answering Member ID: 4395
Answering Member display name: Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Answering Member handle: suehayman1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @suehayman1
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Answer text: This department does not offer any zero-hour contracts. The number of staff in the department on zero-hour contracts is 0.Zero hours contracts are not the normal practice or a recommended approach within the Civil Service. Departments may use them in very...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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