Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the (1) Northern Irish, (2) Scottish, and (3) Welsh, Governments about re-opening the hospitality sector in their nations.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has not held discussions with the Devolved Administrations on re-opening the hospitality sector in their nations. Public health is a devolved matter and this Department’s guidance on safer working applies to England only. The Devolved Administrations were asked if they knew of any stakeholders who had an interest in the development of the safer working guidance for the hospitality sector in England and these stakeholders were included in the consultation process to develop the guidance.