Question follow-through · 122476
Employment Rights Act 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on a) the hospitality sector and b) levels of employment.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 20 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 30 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on a) the hospitality sector and b) levels of employment.
24 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Act [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments].The majority of employees will benefit from new protections in the Act and our ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Competition: Civil Proceedings
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Hospitality Industry: North Yorkshire
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of how the hospitality sector supports local economies and tourism in North Yorkshire, and what support is available to help the sector remain resilient in the long term.
Agriculture: British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme to include the agricultural sector.
Public Houses: Codes of Practice
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Guest Beer Agreement in England and Wales, similar to the Guest Beer Agreement already in place in Scotland.
Public Houses: Codes of Practice
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact on pub trade of introducing a Guest Beer Agreement in England and Wales.