Small Businesses: Living Wage

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent increases in the National Living Wage on the financial sustainability of small businesses in (a) hospitality, (b) retail and (c

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1. 29 August 2025

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent increases in the National Living Wage on the financial sustainability of small businesses in (a) hospitality, (b) retail and (c

   Source: Commons

2. 3 September 2025

   Answer

   The Government considers the expert and independent advice of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) when setting the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates. Each year, the Government’s remit to the LPC asks it to take into account the impact on busin...

   Source: Written answer

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