Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of skills shortages in the hospitality sector.

The Employer Skills Survey provides robust estimates of skills shortages. In 2024, the Hotels and Restaurants sector in England had over 15,000 vacancies that were hard to fill due to a lack of skills, qualifications or experience. This was a decrease from 43,000 in 2022. 21% of all vacancies in this sector were due to a skill shortage, which is lower than the average of 27% across all sectors. The 2024 Employer Skills Survey can be found at: Employer Skills Survey , Calendar year 2024 - Explore education statistics - GOV.UK