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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2017 to Question 109411, what the timetable is for the publication of his Department's response to the 2016 consultation into tipping, gratuities, cover and service charges.

The Government will provide a response to the consultation shortly. This will set out next steps on Government policy, taking into account evidence collected by the consultation and subsequent developments in the sector such as the publication of a voluntary Code of Practice.