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UIN 75381

Retail Trade: Costs

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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5 September 2025

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16 September 2025 · Answer

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16 September 2025

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with retailers on the potential impact of trends in the level of business costs on (a) staffing levels and (b) lone working practices.

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  1. 5 September 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with retailers on the potential impact of trends in the level of business costs on (a) staffing levels and (b) lone working practices.

    Source: Commons

  2. 16 September 2025

    Answer

    Staffing levels and business lone working policies are commercial matters for individual businesses to decide. An employer must identify the risks to lone workers and put control measures in place to protect them. It is for the employer to determine the b...

    Source: Written answer

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