Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 113141

Conditions of Employment

Tabled: 12 February 2026
Answered: 27 February 2026

Question

Justin Madders

LabourEllesmere Port and Bromborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he plans to launch a consultation on introducing a single status of worker.

Answer

Kate Dearden
The Government is committed to consulting on employment status as soon as possible. The consultation will seek to address issues with the framework which can enable worker exploitation and leave vulnerable workers without core employment protections.