Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many of the 53 recommendations of The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, published on 11 July 2017, have been legislated for to date; and what his Department’s policy is on the recommendations of that report that have not been implemented by the Government.

We have already made significant progress in implementing recommendations arising from the Taylor Review, including legislating for stronger protections for vulnerable agency workers and quadrupling the maximum fine for employers who treat their workers badly.

In the Queens’ Speech, we announced that we will bring forward an Employment Bill to deliver on Manifesto Commitments relating to the recommendations of the Review.

As Matthew Taylor said, some of the recommendations are complex and it is important that we work with stakeholders to get them right.

We remain committed to bringing forward legislation that balances the needs of both employers and worker to make workplaces fairer, provide better support for working families and encourage flexible working.