Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 117090

Self-employed

Tabled: 2 March 2026

Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on improving the rights of self-employed workers.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The government is enhancing rights and protections for the self-employed in several ways. Measures announced in September 2024 will tackle late payment and long payment terms, including requiring large companies to report on payment performance and the in...

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