Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will provide a list of the support and guidance documents and memoranda that his Department has provided to businesses in the hospitality sector to reduce scope 3 carbon emissions in the last three years.

The Government published the first ever hospitality strategy in July 2021, through which it also outlined its commitment to decarbonise the hospitality sector and its supply chains. The recently formed Hospitality Sector Council was set up to work with the sector, by co-creating solutions and delivering the commitments set out in the strategy, such as developing a greener sector.

The Government also encourages all UK businesses, including those in the hospitality sector, with 500 employees or fewer to visit the UK Business Climate Hub, and sign up to the globally recognised small business climate commitment. Businesses gain access to a range of resources to help them achieve net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.

In addition, the Government is also working closely with major trade associations in these sectors who have industry-wide net zero strategies. These include the Zero Carbon Forum who have released their Net Zero Roadmap, which is endorsed by UK Hospitality, and WRAP.