Question follow-through · 21846
Personal Care Services: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the levels of hidden economic activity and disguised employment practices within the hairdressing and beauty industry.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the levels of hidden economic activity and disguised employment practices within the hairdressing and beauty industry.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Sept 2026
Answer published
HMRC is committed to ensuring the tax system operates fairly and efficiently, creating a level playing field for compliant businesses. The majority of taxpayers (individuals/businesses) pay what they owe, but a small minority operate in the ‘hidden econom...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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