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Hospitality Industry: Pay

Commons · Question 5869 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

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Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of employees (a) aged 21 and over earning between £12.71 - £13.00 per hour and (b) aged 18 to 20 earning between £10.85 and £11.00 per hour employed in the hospi

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Answered by Kate Dearden, 8 Jun 2026

The Department uses the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) to produce estimates of earnings by sector and age group. However, this dataset does not provide for the specific age and wage bands requested.The Low ...