Written Question·Treasury·UIN 63669

Food: Prices

Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in (a) National Insurance Contributions and (b) the National Minimum Wage on food price inflation.

Answer

James Murray
It is in the remit of the Low Pay Commission, who advise the Government on the minimum wage rates, to consider the impact of changes to the minimum wage on inflation, alongside the wider economy and the labour market. The Government knows that employers r...
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