Michael Wheeler MP: written questions

Written questions

• Maritime and Coastguard Agency: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18348More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Maritime and Coastguard Agency changed the operating model of the Coastguard Rescue Service to an unpaid model rather making changes necessary to reflect the Court of Appeal judgment in Mari

  Answer: Plans to move the Coastguard Rescue Service to an expenses-only volunteer model in September will not go ahead, and current arrangements will remain in place. We will now take time to gather the robust information required to understand the full operation...

  Answered 4 Aug 2026

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• Working HoursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17183More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197 and with reference to page 19, paragraph 62 of his Department's impact assessment entitled ZHCs - Right to Guaranteed Hours, published 21 October

  Answer: The government has published the 2024 guaranteed hours impact assessment, including the results of the sensitivity analysis referred to in paragraph 62. The impact assessment made clear that many policy details, including eligibility and the process for m...

  Answered 13 Jul 2026

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• Working HoursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17182More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to page 19, paragraph 62 of his Department's impact assessment entitled ZHCs - Right to Guaranteed Hours, published 21 Octobe

  Answer: The 2024 guaranteed hours impact assessment clarifies that many policy details, including eligibility and the process for making offers, would be set in secondary legislation following consultation. To account for this uncertainty, the impact assessment u...

  Answered 13 Jul 2026

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• Working HoursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17181More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to his Department's publication entitled Employment Rights Act 2025: economic analysis and enactment summary impact assessmen

  Answer: The government’s preference is for the hours threshold for the right to guaranteed hours to be between 8 and 20 hours per week, on the basis that options in this range are more likely to provide a favourable balance of costs and benefits. A baseline of 8 ...

  Answered 14 Jul 2026

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• Working HoursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17180More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to his Department's impact assessment entitled ZHCs - Right to Guaranteed Hours, published 21 October 2024, for what policy r

  Answer: The government’s preference is for the hours threshold for the right to guaranteed hours to be between 8 and 20 hours per week, on the basis that options in this range are more likely to provide a favourable balance of costs and benefits. A baseline of 8 ...

  Answered 14 Jul 2026

  Original Parliament record