Priti Patel

Priti Patel

Conservative — Witham

Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 November 2026

Debate

Hospitality Sector VAT: Local Economies, Employment and Growth

Contribution

It is very nice to hear about Blackpool and everything in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency; I declare that I have visited Blackpool on many occasions. Hospitality businesses in the Witham constituency have been hit just as hard by VAT on the sector, as well as by employment taxes and the cumulative burden of increased taxation. Would he consider working with all of us in this debate to get the Government to recognise that at the next fiscal event—which will be next year, or even in the Finance Bill, when it arrives—by making changes to the VAT regime for hospitality, which is such an important sector?

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