Hospitality Sector Minister Debate
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
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Hospitality Sector Minister
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Lord Callanan (Con) [V]
The noble Lord made his point very powerfully, and I will ensure that his comments are passed on to the Chancellor.
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab Co-op) [V]
My Lords, I have had a look at the websites of the two departments that are supposedly responsible for the hospitality industry—BEIS and DCMS—and there is a total of 13 Ministers, including three in the House of Lords. Whereas the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, has responsibility for ceremonials and the noble Lord replying has responsibility for the Ordnance Survey, not one of the 13 is listed as having responsibility for hospitality. Is this not embarrassing for the Minister and his department, and what will he do about it?
Lord Callanan (Con) [V]
There are two Ministers—Minister Huddleston in DCMS and Minister Scully in my department—who look after the interests of businesses and others in the sector, so the noble Lord need have no fears: the concerns of the hospitality sector are well heard in two government departments.