Chris Ruane
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab)
4. What estimate he has made of the number of people in Wales working on zero-hours contracts.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Alun Cairns)
Zero-hours contracts benefit many employers and employees in Wales, but we are committed to taking strong action against abuse by banning the use of exclusivity clauses.
Chris Ruane
I thank the Minister for that response, but does he not recognise the negative impact that zero-hours contracts have on family life, the well-being and mental and physical health of individual workers, and morale at work? Under this Government the number of zero-hours contracts has shot through the roof; what can the Minister do to reduce it?
Alun Cairns
Again, I am surprised by the tactic used by the hon. Gentleman. If zero-hours contracts are so wrong, why do Labour-run local authorities make active use of them? Furthermore, why do more than 60 MPs make active use of zero-hours contracts?