To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail holds on the spend on contracts let by Network Rail which use workers on zero hours contracts, in the last five years.
Answered on
19 April 2021
Network Rail does not hold this information as it is a commercial matter for suppliers as to how they recruit their workers. Network Rail has put in place a Code of Conduct for its supply chain that does not preclude the use of zero hours contracts, but outlines key requirements in terms of safety, driving, health & wellbeing, competency & training, tools & equipment, behaviours and ethics for workers deployed on Network Rail contracts. The Code of Conduct is a requirement in all new contracts.