Question follow-through · 28629

Personal Care Services: Operating Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to prevent increases in employment costs from discouraging small salon businesses from (i) employing, and (ii) training people.

answeredDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Tabled
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
11 Sept 2026
Answer
21 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to prevent increases in employment costs from discouraging small salon businesses from (i) employing, and (ii) training people.

  2. 11 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Our Plan to Make Work Pay is supporting good jobs and helping responsible businesses grow. We are phasing in reforms and rolling out an online resource offering practical guidance on what the changes mean so that uncertainty doesn’t hold back hiring.Our a...

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