MPs Visit Local Businesses in British Beauty Week Celebrations

22 Oct 2026

British Beauty Week saw Members of Parliament across the country visit local hair and beauty businesses in their constituencies to spotlight the positive impact those businesses have on their high streets, in their communities and on personal wellbeing.

Gregor Poynton MP gets a haircut at Salt Salon in Eliburn

From haircuts and blowdries to manicures and conversations with stylists and salon owners, MPs enjoyed beauty services and learnt more about both the importance of and the challenges facing the sector. The visits spotlighted the economic contribution salons and service providers make, alongside and the wider £28.3 billion industry.

Alison Taylor MP, who visited The Essence Salon in Renfrew, said: “I’m delighted to celebrate the British beauty industry to help support an exceptional local business from across the beauty and personal care industry and highlight the positive contribution these businesses have on the local economy, local community and local wellbeing.The visit was also an opportunity to hear more about the opportunities and challenges facing retail businesses on the high street.”

Kemi Badenoch, the Leader of the Conservatives, was spotted operating heated hair curlers at a salon in Essex. “If you are paying good money for a good service from somebody who has a skill, then you’re helping to grow the economy. Don’t feel shy about beauty – it’s British Beauty Week. Whether hair or beauty, these are things that matter to a lot of people,” Kemi Badenoch MP, Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party

She was joined for the visit by two members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Beauty, Hair and Wellbeing: Shadow Business Secretary Julia Lopez and Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Mims Davies.

We also saw participation from Richard Holden MP and Alison Griffiths MP – Member and Officer of the Beauty, Hair and Wellbeing APPG, respectively. Alison Griffiths paid a visit to Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa and spoke to their partner, Templespa Skincare, a British skincare brand. Richard visited Michaela Health & Beauty in Billericay to discuss the contribution of beauty businesses to the high street: “They’re so important to that feel we have in the town.”

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Alison Griffiths MP and Richard Holden MP are Officer and Member of the Beauty, Hair and Wellbeing APPG

British Beauty Council Ambassador Ateh Jewel accompanied Sarah Olney, Liberal Democrat MP for Richmond Park, to Venwood Hair and Beauty to discuss the importance of local beauty businesses and why we should look beyond the services to the wider economic, social and cultural impact of the industry.

The beauty industry also received a mention in the House of Commons, where Dan Aldridge MP asked the Minister for Employment Andrew Western MP about the support the Government is giving to small businesses across the country. With many beauty businesses navigating increased operating and employment costs, they hope to see some measures to ease this pressure announced in the Autumn budget. These are key points the British Beauty Council has been lobbying on, in support of the industry.

The Council thanks all MPs who joined us in celebrating British Beauty Week 2026 and showed support to the many fantastic beauty and personal care businesses across their local areas.