Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 76813
Hospitality Industry: Rural Areas
Tabled: 12 September 2025
Answered: 23 September 2025
Question
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative — Torridge and Tavistock
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural hospitality businesses are adequately supported in the context of (a) rising wholesale food prices, (b) energy costs, (c) increased (i) wage and (ii) NIC pr
Answer
Kate DeardenGovernment fully recognises the importance of hospitality businesses in rural communities, that’s why we’re providing support through a range of measures to ease pressures.We continue to monitor key agricultural commodities and work with the hospitality s...
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