Matt Vickers MP: written questions
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Hospitality Industry: QualificationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with industry representatives on ensuring qualifications meet the needs of hospitality businesses.
Answer: Skills England, as the national body for skills in England, meets regularly with representatives across sectors. Ministers and officials regularly meet with a range of stakeholders. In addition, within the last two months representatives from Skills Engla...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Apprentices and TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to help small hospitality businesses engage with (a) apprenticeship and (b) training schemes.
Answer: There are a number of apprenticeships available to support employers of all sizes in the hospitality sector to benefit from and develop the skilled workforces they need. The government has reduced the apprenticeship minimum duration to 8 months so that sh...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of uptake of hospitality-related apprenticeships.
Answer: There are a number of apprenticeships available to support employers of all sizes in the hospitality sector to benefit from and develop the skilled workforces they need. The government has reduced the apprenticeship minimum duration to 8 months so that sh...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Vocational GuidanceDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote hospitality careers to young people through (a) schools and (b) colleges.
Answer: Our ambition is for everyone to have access to impartial careers information, advice and guidance throughout their lives, to break down barriers to opportunity and drive economic growth.We fund the Careers and Enterprise Company to support schools and col...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of skills shortages in the hospitality sector.
Answer: 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...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: T-levelsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with hospitality employers on shaping T-Level qualifications.
Answer: The department has engaged with employers throughout the development of T Levels. Employers from the hospitality sector were particularly involved in discussions with the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education around potentially developing T...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase apprenticeship opportunities in the hospitality sector.
Answer: There are a number of apprenticeships available to support employers of all sizes in the hospitality sector to benefit from and develop the skilled workforces they need. The government has reduced the apprenticeship minimum duration to 8 months so that sh...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to support hospitality businesses with cashflow pressures.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role of hospitality businesses in our communities and economy, and the pressures they face, that’s why we’re taking targeted action to support them.In April, we launched a Taskforce to consider ways to create a more bal...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78768More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential long-term fiscal impact of closures in the hospitality sector on local economies.
Answer: The Government values the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK. The Government closely monitors the health of different sectors across the UK economy and regularly engages with the hospitalit...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: FinanceTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78767More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with industry representatives on ensuring fair access to finance for hospitality businesses.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the hospitality sector and officials in the Treasury and the Department of Business and Trade engage regularly with stakeholders in the sector to understand their views. We are dedicated to ensuring that businesse...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Coastal Areas and Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the contribution of hospitality businesses to economic growth in coastal and rural communities.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant role hospitality businesses play in driving economic growth, employment and community cohesion across the UK, especially in coastal and rural areas. That is why we are offering targeted support for the sector, suc...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Corporation TaxTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78765More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of corporation tax rises on small and medium-sized hospitality businesses.
Answer: Businesses in our retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are foundational to our economy and our high streets, and we are supporting them to succeed.The Government published its Corporate Tax Roadmap at Autumn Budget 2024, which commits to maintaining a ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: EnergyTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78764More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to support hospitality businesses with energy costs.
Answer: By building a diverse low carbon energy system, the government is taking the long term decisions that will make the most of our abundant natural resources to protect businesses from future price shocks. To support businesses now, the government is offerin...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality IndustryTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78763More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the financial contribution of the hospitality sector to the Exchequer.
Answer: The Government values the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK. HMRC does not hold aggregated data on the financial contribution of the hospitality sector to the Exchequer, but sectoral break...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78762More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of changes to alcohol duty reforms on the (a) pub and (b) hospitality sector.
Answer: Following public consultation, a new duty structure for alcohol products was introduced in August 2023. The alcohol duty system taxes all alcohol products according to their strength, so the duty owed increases with alcohol content. The system is also pro...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: VATTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78761More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend VAT relief for hospitality businesses.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK. VAT is the UK’s third largest tax, forecast to raise £180 billion in 2025/26. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for v...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78760More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of small business rate relief on the viability of small hospitality businesses.
Answer: The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospital...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77674More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased business rates on the viability of large-format retail stores.
Answer: We are creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. From 2026-27, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure propertie...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of regional retention offers on reducing (a) workforce turnover and (b) waiting list lengths.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of staffing shortages in non-clinical roles, workforce burnout, reductions in the number of interim board positions, or regional retention offers on waiting lists, or of creating temporary ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating temporary cross-trust staffing pools for specialties with high waiting times.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of staffing shortages in non-clinical roles, workforce burnout, reductions in the number of interim board positions, or regional retention offers on waiting lists, or of creating temporary ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has set targets for reducing waiting lists by aligning them with (a) workforce growth and (b) deployment metrics.
Answer: As set out in the Plan for Change, we will ensure that 92% of patients return to waiting no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment by March 2029, a standard which has not been met consistently since September 2015. NHS England published its plann...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staffing shortages in non-clinical roles on waiting lists.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of staffing shortages in non-clinical roles, workforce burnout, reductions in the number of interim board positions, or regional retention offers on waiting lists, or of creating temporary ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of workforce burnout on waiting lists.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of staffing shortages in non-clinical roles, workforce burnout, reductions in the number of interim board positions, or regional retention offers on waiting lists, or of creating temporary ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of the workforce capacity in community settings to help reduce pressure on elective backlogs.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan committed to shifting care from the hospital to the community and to introducing Neighbourhood Health Services to bring together teams of professionals closer to people’s homes to work together to provide comprehensive care in the ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken modelling on the potential impact of (a) retention incentives, (b) flexible working policies and (c) bursaries for different staff groups on waiting lists.
Answer: The Department has not undertaken any such modelling. It is known that in the National Health Service, an engaged and supported workforce leads to better patient care. As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is committed to making the NHS th...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
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