Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gregg McClymont and Jim McGovern

Wednesday 11th September 2013 Commons Chamber

[Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (Lab)]

4. What estimate he has made of the number of people employed on zero-hours contracts in Scotland.

[Jim McGovern (Dundee West) (Lab)]

5. What discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on the use of zero-hours contracts in Scotland.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell)]

There is no single legal definition of zero-hours contracts and it is not possible to get reliable estimates. The issue was discussed at the Scottish employability forum last week by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth and a range of Scottish stakeholders.