Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

Conservative — Grantham and Bourne

Speaking in the House of Commons on 20 May 2025

Debate

Night-time Economy

Contribution

Sacha Lord, Labour’s former night-time economy adviser, says that it is tougher for the hospitality industry today than it was even during the pandemic, but the Chancellor is ignoring his advice and pushing ahead with a cocktail of costs that the Night Time Industries Association has called a death sentence for our pubs, bars and clubs. Can the Minister and the Chancellor not see that the future of the industry is fatally undermined by their anti-growth taxation?

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