Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) full-time staff, (b) part-time staff, (c) temporary staff and (d) any other staff were employed directly by his Department on zero-hours contracts in each of the last eight years.

The Department has had fewer than five zero-hours contracts during the last eight years. Presenting this information in the format requested is deemed to be unsuitable for release on the grounds of data protection and the risk of identifying certain individuals.