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Written Question
Service Industries: Job Creation
Thursday 8th March 2018

Asked by: James Duddridge (Conservative - Rochford and Southend East)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the UK hospitality industry’s job growth target of employing an additional 19,000 jobs in the sector by 2020.

Answered by Michael Ellis

We are absolutely committed to supporting the continued growth of the Tourism and Hospitality industry. We continue to work closely with key stakeholders to ensure continued jobs creation - as well as meeting the ambitious employment growth targets.

Written Question
Service Industries: Employment
Thursday 8th March 2018

Asked by: James Duddridge (Conservative - Rochford and Southend East)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to support the hospitality industry’s upcoming campaign entitled Hospitality Works; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Michael Ellis

Yes. Hospitality Works ran from the 7 February 2018 to 7 March 2018. This was a joint initiative between DWP and Trade Bodies (British Hospitality Association, Association of Licensed and Multiple Retailers and the British Beer & Pub Association) and partners (SpringboardUK).

Written Question
Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers: British Hospitality Association
Thursday 8th March 2018

Asked by: James Duddridge (Conservative - Rochford and Southend East)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations his Department has received on the potential effect on the hospitality sector of the proposed merger between the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers and the British Hospitality Association.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport met the newly appointed CEO of UKHospitality on 1st March 2018 and the Department will work closely with this new trade body. Both UKHospitality and DCMS have ambitious targets for driving continued Tourism and Hospitality growth - and we look forward to developing collaborative programmes that share the economic and job creation benefits of this vibrant sector right across the country.