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Personal Care Services: Eastleigh

Asked by Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 22186

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps their Department is taking to support the 110 hairdressing and beauty salons in the Eastleigh constituency identified in ONS data for 2025.

Answered by Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

The Government recognises the significant economic and social role that hair and beauty businesses play in high streets and communities across the UK, including those in Eastleigh constituency

Government has provided £4.3 billion to shield ratepayers from business rates bill increases, and we announced a further £1 billion investment into the Youth Guarantee, including a £2,000 apprenticeship incentive for small and medium sized employers hiring 16–24-year-olds, and a £3,000 grant for 18–24-year-olds on universal credit for over six months.

We regularly engage with the hair and beauty industry through the Personal Care roundtable which I chair.

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