Tom Gordon

Tom Gordon

Liberal Democrat — Harrogate and Knaresborough

Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 December 2025

Debate

Seasonal Work

Contribution

The hon. Lady makes an excellent point about the need to see the minimum wage increase—people who live in my constituency of Harrogate and Knaresborough simply cannot afford to live or work in the area, and that is a real problem—but does she accept that it is not just the minimum wage that is the issue for employers, but the combination of increasing employer NICs and business rates? When I go out and speak to people, that is what they are worried about. It is not necessarily about the minimum wage, but the cocktail of measures that the Government have introduced.

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