Kate Dearden corrected a written answer on Take-away Food: Staffordshire

20 April 2026 · Commons written answer · Department for Business and Trade

Adam Jogee (Labour, Newcastle-under-Lyme) asked written question 126195 on 10 April 2026. Kate Dearden answered on 20 April 2026 for the Department for Business and Trade, and Kate Dearden corrected the answer on 20 April 2026. The corrected text no longer gives the figure 865,000. Altogether 14 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to support fish and chip shops with the cost of food in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

Original and corrected answer

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Fish and chip shops, like many hospitality businesses, continue to face significant cost pressures, driven by global uncertainty, volatile energy markets, supply chain disruption and wider inflation, which have contributed to higher food input prices. The Government recognises the impact this has on businesses and communities, including in Newcastle under Lyme and across Staffordshire and is taking action to help businesses manage these costs. This includes permanently lower business rates for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties and increasing the employment allowance from £5,000 to ~~£10,500, meaning up to 865,000 employers will pay no employer National Insurance contributions.~~ We continue to engage with industry through the Hospitality Sector Council to strengthen resilience and productivity across the sector.	Fish and chip shops, like many hospitality businesses, continue to face significant cost pressures, driven by global uncertainty, volatile energy markets, supply chain disruption and wider inflation, which have contributed to higher food input prices. The Government recognises the impact this has on businesses and communities, including in Newcastle under Lyme and across Staffordshire and is taking action to help businesses manage these costs. This includes permanently lower business rates for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties and increasing the employment allowance from £5,000 to £10,500. We continue to engage with industry through the Hospitality Sector Council to strengthen resilience and productivity across the sector.

Original

Corrected

Fish and chip shops, like many hospitality businesses, continue to face significant cost pressures, driven by global uncertainty, volatile energy markets, supply chain disruption and wider inflation, which have contributed to higher food input prices.
The Government recognises the impact this has on businesses and communities, including in Newcastle under Lyme and across Staffordshire and is taking action to help businesses manage these costs. This includes permanently lower business rates for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties and increasing the employment allowance from £5,000 to ~~£10,500, meaning up to 865,000 employers will pay no employer National Insurance contributions.~~
We continue to engage with industry through the Hospitality Sector Council to strengthen resilience and productivity across the sector.

Fish and chip shops, like many hospitality businesses, continue to face significant cost pressures, driven by global uncertainty, volatile energy markets, supply chain disruption and wider inflation, which have contributed to higher food input prices.
The Government recognises the impact this has on businesses and communities, including in Newcastle under Lyme and across Staffordshire and is taking action to help businesses manage these costs. This includes permanently lower business rates for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties and increasing the employment allowance from £5,000 to £10,500.
We continue to engage with industry through the Hospitality Sector Council to strengthen resilience and productivity across the sector.

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Date read	15 October 2026
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