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.

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/