Written questions

Manufacturing Industries: Kent

Commons · Question 54527 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Katie Lam

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing employer National Insurance Contributions and the National Minimum Wage on manufacturing businesses in (a) Kent and (b) the Weal

Answer

Answered by Gareth Thomas, 4 Jun 2025

The Government protected small businesses and charities from the impact of the increase to Employer National Insurance by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500, and 865,000 employers will pay no NICs in 2025-26. My Department publishe...