Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the preparedness of the hospitality industry to cope with an increased number of domestic and overseas visitors resulting from the declining value of the pound, and of the availability of nationals of other countries to work in that industry.

We are pleased to see the number of inbound visitors growing, as this will support the growth of the hospitality sector.

The Government is aware that the sector currently has a proportion of non-UK employees working within it. Officials are working closely with companies and representative groups to factor the long-term requirements of the sector into cross-Government thinking and to create the best workforce possible for the sector. This is particularly the case as we plan our exit from the European Union.