Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 57257

Hospitality Industry: Vacancies

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Stephen Gethins

Scottish National PartyArbroath and Broughty Ferry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU on availability of workforce in the Scottish hospitality sector.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
Government values the contribution that legal migration makes to the UK, not least to important sectors of the Scottish economy such as hospitality.While there has been no specific assessment, there were around 226,000 people working in hospitality in Sco...

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