Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department has taken to help support recruitment in the hospitality and tourism industry.

Hospitality and leisure businesses will be supported by our Spring Budget employment package which aims to provide the workforce they need to thrive. In addition, these sectors will benefit from business rates support worth £13.6bn over the next five years which includes a more generous of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief scheme which is increasing from 50% to 75% in 2023-24. We have also increased the Draught Relief duty differential.

The government has also contributed to various successful campaigns to stimulate the tourism sector’s recovery, including VisitBritain’s latest multi-million pound international GREAT campaign "See things Differently" which ran from February until June 2023, positioning Britain as a dynamic, diverse and welcoming destination.