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Hospitality Industry: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the Autumn Budget on the hospitality sector.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
10 Dec 2024
Target answer date
16 Dec 2024
Answer
17 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the Autumn Budget on the hospitality sector.

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Hospitality businesses are at the heart of our communities and vital for economic growth. Following the budget I have met extensively with hospitality sector stakeholders including a meeting of the Hospitality Sector Council where we discussed the budget ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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