Question follow-through · 70322
Hospitality Industry: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with representatives of the hospitality industry on job losses in the West Midlands since the Autumn Budget 2024.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with representatives of the hospitality industry on job losses in the West Midlands since the Autumn Budget 2024.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises the vital role hospitality businesses play in driving employment and supporting local economies including in the West Midlands. We also understand the pressures they face. That’s why our Plan for Small Businesses delivers the mos...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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