Pay: Recruitment

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Answering body

Department for Business and Trade

Tabled

20 Feb 2026

Target answer date

24 Feb 2026

Answer

2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 20 Feb 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the introduction of a salary history ban preventing employers from asking about previous salaries during recruitment processes.

2. 24 Feb 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 2 Mar 2026

   Answer published

   The government is committed to strengthening equal pay and ending pay discrimination.As part of the 2025 Equality law call for evidence, the Office for Equality and Opportunity sought information about best practices already used by some employers, resear...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.