Hospitality Industry Debate
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Lord Kamall
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Hospitality Industry
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Lord Callanan (Con)
It is not necessarily the case that the industry is contracting: this year, revenues were ahead of where they were before the pandemic. There are some businesses closing and others are opening, and employment is up since before the pandemic.
Lord Kamall (Con)
My Lords, a few noble Lords have referred to the impact of Brexit. Can my noble friend the Minister assure us that, when it comes to future immigration policy, whether for the hospitality sector or others, we look not only to white Europe but to non-white, non-Europe, to make sure that we no longer have a racist immigration policy?
Lord Callanan (Con)
My noble friend makes an important point. We need to have a fair and balanced immigration policy, treating all parts of the world equally.