Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of self-employed workers in the beauty industry throughout (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) the UK who have applied for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme during the covid-19 outbreak.
The information is not held in the form requested. The beauty industry forms part of the “Other service activities” sector.
The number of individuals who have claimed a Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant working in that sector are:
| 1st SEISS grant (by 31st July 2020) | 2nd SEISS grant (by 31st August 2020) |
England | 158,500 | 128,100 |
Wales | 8,100 | 6,500 |
United Kingdom | 188,000 | 152,000 |
These figures were taken from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme statistics published on 21 August and 18 September respectively.