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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has he made of the potential effect of proposed vaccine passports on employment opportunities in the hospitality sector for people aged 16 to 30 who have not received covid-19 vaccinations.

The Department is in regular contact with representatives from the Hospitality sector to discuss how to help the sector recover. So far, in England 65% of 18-30-year-olds have taken up the offer of the vaccine and received at least one dose. For the remainder we would encourage them to take up the offer of a vaccine to protect themselves and others.