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Debate between Jo Swinson and Nigel Mills
Thursday 5th December 2013

(10 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jo Swinson Portrait Jo Swinson
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The hon. Gentleman is right that many workers are employed on zero-hours contracts. In some cases those can work well, but in other cases there are concerns about abuse. That is why the Department has undertaken a fact-finding exercise, and we will shortly launch a consultation on what action can be taken to ensure that such contracts are not abused.

Nigel Mills Portrait Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con)
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8. What steps he is taking to encourage more people to become engineers.