Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to ensure that the hospitality and retail sectors equip their staff with transferable skills.

We regularly meet with businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors to identify and address skills needs.

Through the Hospitality Sector Council, we are working with businesses to consider how best to strengthen recruitment, training, and retention.

The Retail Sector Council recently published a discussion document, Retail – The Great Enabler, inviting comments on the key challenges for the sector including skills and employment.