Question follow-through · 41745
Temporary Employment: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on (a) drivers employed by app companies, (b) couriers employed by app companies and (c) gig economy workers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 28 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 3 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 · 15 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on (a) drivers employed by app companies, (b) couriers employed by app companies and (c) gig economy workers.
28 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Apr 2025
Answer published
The impact of the Employment Rights Bill on those individuals will depend largely on their employment status. Individuals in the platform economy can be any status: employee, limb (b) worker, or self-employed, depending on the reality of the relationship ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Noise: Pollution Control
19 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the 120 dB noise limit in protecting animals and vulnerable people from harm.
Fireworks: Regulation
19 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to conduct a review into current fireworks legislation to determine whether it is fit for purpose and efficiently protects animals and vulnerable people.
Fireworks: Regulation
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he expects to complete the evidence-gathering process for deciding whether a review of fireworks legislation is required.
Fireworks: Noise
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of independent research into the impact of 120 dB fireworks on animals and vulnerable groups.