Question follow-through · 120773
Hospitality Industry: Living Wage and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the level of dependence of the hospitality industry on younger employees and those paid the National Living Wage.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 16 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the level of dependence of the hospitality industry on younger employees and those paid the National Living Wage.
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Mar 2026
Answer published
Hospitality employs many young people - with ONS statistics reporting that around 42% of all hospitality workers are between the ages of 16-24 (2023). That is why, from April 2026, foundation apprenticeships will expand into hospitality, with up to £2,000...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Retail Trade: Voucher Schemes
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will he consult on introducing a statutory Minimum Expiry Period for gift cards offered by retailers.
Hospitality Industry: Pay
2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of employees (a) aged 21 and over earning between £12.71 - £13.00 per hour and (b) aged 18 to 20 earning between £10.85 and £11.00 per hour employed in the hospi
Iron and Steel: Import Duties
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will help ensure that Departmental officials undertake to meet with Members from Northern Ireland following requests for such a meeting regarding the steel tariffs issue.
Investment Fund for Northern Ireland
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the breakdown by constituency in the past two years of assistance offered to businesses by the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland.