Written Question·Treasury·UIN 80409

Personal Care Services: Taxation

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025

Question

Lizzi Collinge

LabourMorecambe and Lunesdale

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rent-a-chair model in the hair and beauty sector on (a) VAT compliance and (b) overall tax revenue; and what steps her Department is taking to prevent the

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government is committed to reducing non-compliance in the tax system and HMRC continues to tackle non-compliance across all areas of the economy, including VAT. Businesses providing personal care services, including hairdressers and barbers often oper...

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