Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 18 April 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 May 2023. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 May 2023 on behalf of the Cabinet Office. UK Statistics Authority was asked to reply.
Gig Economy: Employment
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many "gig economy" workers there are in the UK workforce at present; and how many there were in each of the previous five years.
- Original answer
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The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A holding response to the Noble Peer’s Parliamentary Question of 18th April is attached in the answer.
The Rt Hon. the Lord Field of Birkenhead
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
03 May 2023
Dear Lord Field,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many "gig economy" workers there are in the UK workforce at present; and how many there were in each of the previous five years (HL7206). Statisticians at the Office for National Statistics are currently undertaking additional analysis to answer your question and will place a copy in the House of Lords Library as soon as it is complete.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
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The answer was corrected by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative)
on Friday, 19 May 2023 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
- Corrected answer
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The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A holding response to the Noble Peer’s Parliamentary Question of 18th April is attached in the
answer.answer and the completed response will be deposited in the House of Lords Library.The Rt Hon. the Lord Field of Birkenhead
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
03 May 2023
Dear Lord Field,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many "gig economy" workers there are in the UK workforce at present; and how many there were in each of the previous five years (HL7206). Statisticians at the Office for National Statistics are currently undertaking additional analysis to answer your question and will place a copy in the House of Lords Library as soon as it is complete.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL7206
- Session
- 2022-23
- Attachment
- UK Statistics Authority
- Related items
- Subjects
- Employment Gig economy
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2026-03-16 16:17:32 +0000
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