Question follow-through · 14504
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses required to revise their tipping policies before October 2026.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 30 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses required to revise their tipping policies before October 2026.
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jul 2026
Answer published
All businesses which receive tips on more than an exceptional and occasional basis are required to have a written tipping policy, and make it available to their staff.The new requirements will mean that these employers must review their policies – and con...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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