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(asked on 1st February 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) hairdressing and (b) barber salons there are.


Answered by
Kevin Hollinrake Portrait
Kevin Hollinrake
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
This question was answered on 6th February 2024

ONS data[1] shows that the number of business premises in the hairdressing and beauty sector totalled 50,485 in 2023. This is an increase of 1.8% compared with 2022 and 17.4% above 2017 levels.

Additional data from the Local Data Company[2] shows that the number of hairdressers fell by 425 in September 2023 compared with a year earlier, while the number of barbers increased by 815.

[1] ONS – UK business activity, size and location – 2023. Data relates to SIC 9602.

[2] https://britishbeautycouncil.com/british-beauty-council-ldc-new-report/

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