Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 78772

Hospitality Industry: Skilled Workers

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of skills shortages in the hospitality sector.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Employer Skills Survey provides robust estimates of skills shortages. In 2024, the Hotels and Restaurants sector in England had over 15,000 vacancies that were hard to fill due to a lack of skills, qualifications or experience. This was a decrease fro...

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