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Hospitality Industry: Employers' Contributions and Minimum Wage

Commons · Question 49263 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 7 May 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of increases in (a) employer National Insurance contributions and (b) the National Minimum Wage on annual costs to the hospitality sector.

Answer

Answered by Gareth Thomas, 7 May 2025

Hospitality businesses are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth across the UK.We are pleased to deliver a significant increase to the minimum wage, and to take crucial steps towards the creation of a genuine ...