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Deirdre Costigan MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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2 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Conditions of Employment: DisabilityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4289More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the right to Disability Leave for disabled workers.

    Answer: The Department for Business has not made an assessment of the merits of creating a new employment right for Disability Leave.The Government has set out its immediate priorities for reforming employment law in the Plan to Make Work Pay. The Plan includes a...

    Answered 10 Sept 2024

    Original Parliament record
  • Zero Hours ContractsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2166More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning zero hours contracts.

    Answer: As outlined in the Plan to Make Work Pay, we will end exploitative zero hours contracts by giving workers the right to a contract that reflects the number of hours they regularly work. We will also introduce a new right to reasonable notice of shift patte...

    Answered 3 Sept 2024

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listAttorney General: 1Attorney General1Department for Business and Trade: 2Department for Business and Trade2Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 2Department for Culture, Media a…2Department for Education: 5Department for Education5Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 3Department for Energy Security …3Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 8Department for Environment, Foo…8Department for Transport: 14Department for Transport14Department for Work and Pensions: 9Department for Work and Pensions9Department of Health and Social Care: 31Department of Health and Social…31Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 3Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…3Home Office: 9Home Office9Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 12Ministry of Housing, Communitie…12Ministry of Justice: 4Ministry of Justice4Treasury: 2Treasury2Women and Equalities: 1Women and Equalities1
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Attorney General1
Department for Business and Trade2
Department for Culture, Media and Sport2
Department for Education5
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero3
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs8
Department for Transport14
Department for Work and Pensions9
Department of Health and Social Care31
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office3
Home Office9
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12
Ministry of Justice4
Treasury2
Women and Equalities1

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