Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 2 January (HL13041), when they will publish the enactment impact assessment for the Employment Rights Act 2025; and whether that assessment will include breakdowns by sector of the impact on (1) small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, and (2) micro-businesses with fewer than 10 employees.

On Wednesday 7 January, the Government published the Enactment Summary Impact Assessment for the Employment Rights Act 2025. This forms part of a comprehensive package of 29 Impact Assessments analysing the impact of the Act: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments. As per our Better Regulation requirements, each Impact Assessment includes a small and micro business assessment.