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.

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.