Question follow-through · 10991

Civil Service: Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Civil Service has employed any (a) staff and (b) contractors on zero-hours contracts since 5 July 2024.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 24 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 28 Oct 2024
Answer: 15 Nov 2024 · 22 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

24 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Civil Service has employed any (a) staff and (b) contractors on zero-hours contracts since 5 July 2024.
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Nov 2024
Answer published
The number of (a) civil servants and (b) contractors employed on zero hour contracts is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office. Zero hours contracts are not the normal practice or a recommended approach within the Civil Service. Departments may use them...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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