Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's consultation document entitled Make Work Pay: ending one-sided flexibility – reforms of zero hours and similar contracts, published on 2 June 2026, how many workers would be brought into scope of the right to guaranteed hours under thresholds of (a) 8, (b) 12, (c) 16, (d) 20, (e) 24 and (f) 30 guaranteed hours per week.

The government has published its consultation on zero hours and similar contracts which will run until 25 August 2026, to understand further the impacts that different options could have on employers and workers.

We will publish further analysis in due course as we implement the measures.