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Business: Surrey

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 30 January 2026UIN 107595

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on trends in the level of employment costs for businesses in Surrey.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Government has published 29 Impact Assessments representing a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Act: Employment Rights Act 2025: impact assessments - GOV.UK. This includes an assessment of regional impacts. An impact assessment on the 2026 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates will be published shortly, including an assessment of regional impacts.

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