Hospitality Industry: Skilled Workers
Commons · Question 78772 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of skills shortages in the hospitality sector.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 20 Oct 2025
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...