Written question asked by Gareth Snell (Labour) on Friday, 24 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 April 2026. It was answered by Blair McDougall (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 April 2026 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.
Redundancy
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total number of potential redundancies disclosed in HR1 forms received by his Department was in the last 12 months; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of energy costs on those figures.
- Answer
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In the financial year 2025/2026, the Insolvency Service recorded a total of 315,424 potential redundancies from HR1 (Advance Notice of Redundancy) forms:
April 2025
23,769
May 2025
24,643
June 2025
32,428
July 2025
25,162
August 2025
23,436
September 2025
24,504
October 2025
25,461
November 2025
30,396
December 2025
22,076
January 2026
28,493
February 2026
27,903
March 2026
27,153
No assessment of the potential impact of energy costs on those figures has been made as no specific questions about energy costs are asked on the HR1 form.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 129689
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Energy Redundancy Prices
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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