A petition to create a Minister for Hospitality was created 9 October by Claire Bosi, Editor, Chef & Restaurant Magazine. Earlier this week the petition received a huge boost when circa 100 hospitality people came together to launch #SEATATTHETABLE. #SEATATTHETABLE was created by a group of ‘young’ hospitality professionals to drive support for the … [Read more...]
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#SEATATTHETABLE launch witnesses industry support of Minister for Hospitality
The petition for a Minister for Hospitality was created by Chef & Restaurant Magazine’s Editor Claire Bosi, back in October. Since then it has attracted over 40,000 signatories, and at the same time frustration from some in our industry that it is not already closer to its target of 100,000. At 100,000 the petition’s motion will be considered for debate in Parliament. You … [Read more...]
Call for a Minister for Hospitality opens wider industry debate
The recent call for a Minister for Hospitality was made by Chef & Restaurant Magazine's Editor Claire Bosi, and has gained much traction, not least on twitter. The call centres on a petition to the UK Government and Parliament that asks people to support the motion: ‘We are asking that a Minister for Hospitality be created for the current, and successive … [Read more...]
Call on ‘all in our industry’ to support – A DEDICATED MINISTER FOR HOSPITALITY – from Harry Murray MBE
Call on all in our industry to support - A DEDICATED MINISTER FOR HOSPITALITY - from Harry Murray MBE DEDICATED MINISTER FOR HOSPITALITY - 15 October 2020 Dear Friends, For those on social media you may have seen a Petition initiated by Claire Bosi from Chef & Restaurant Magazine to create a Minister for Hospitality. As you know we are the country’s … [Read more...]
Health minister reassures hospitality of no need for further support as venues are “pretty full”
Denis Sheehan, Wednesday 29 December 2021 In the interview below with Sky News Gillian Keegan MP reassured hospitality businesses government has provided sufficient financial support already, saying people are going out, and venues remain "pretty full". Keegan’s conclusions draw from data acquired through her and her sister conducting market research over recent days, … [Read more...]
Government’s strategy for hospitality launched today by Business Minister Paul Scully
A new government led strategy for hospitality has been launched today by Business Minister Paul Scully, focusing on reopening, recovery and resilience. To support the hospitality industry in its reopening, the strategy sets out measures including highlighting opportunities in the hospitality industry to jobseekers through DWP's dedicated Work Coaches and helping the sector … [Read more...]
The need right now for a Minister of Hospitality emphasised by George Eustice
Earlier this year Parliament debated the need of a Minister for Hospitality to be appointed in Government. The impact of the pandemic brought an issue that has simmered for years to the forefront, it was debated, carried unanimously, but no action taken. Since the debate took place hospitality has continued to endure further extreme social and economic hardship, and this … [Read more...]
Wales’ First Minister sends stay away message to ‘the English’ from Welsh hospitality
Headlines in Wales in recent days have portrayed the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, under an anti-English banner, through his politicising of closing Welsh hospitality doors to ‘the English’. Drakeford’s dialogue on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme last week was heavily punctuated by England and English, with no mention of any other country or nationality. He … [Read more...]
Business minister warns social distancing in hospitality could remain for the rest of the year
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng in an interview with The Times today said social distancing in the hospitality sector could remain in place for the rest of the year to avert another lockdown. Kwarteng said that he believes some social distancing could be here for the duration of the year, quoting unnamed people in … [Read more...]
Shadow business minister, Lucy Powell turns up the heat on government support for hospitality
Labour Party analysis of the latest ONS data shows more than 650,000 hospitality businesses in danger of failure. Labour’s conclusion from the data analysis is that government would be guilty of 'economic negligence' if it fails to act. Shadow business minister, Lucy Powell, called on the business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng “to stand up for businesses in government” and not … [Read more...]
Hollering for Hospitality highlights an industry deserving of a Minister
As the Minister for Hospitality debate in Parliament approaches, support for Claire Bosi's ministerial campaign is growing. Evidenced by The Company of Entrepreneurs, a Company of the City of London earlier this week hosting 'Hollering for Hospitality', a live Zoom event that focused on how to maximise the opportunity. Introduced and compered by highly acclaimed former BBC … [Read more...]
Minister of Hospitality ahead of target and trending nicely
The recent government petition for a Minister of Hospitality created by Chef & Restaurant Magazine’s Editor Claire Bosi, has gained more than 36,000 signatures in its first month. The petition asks people to support the motion: ‘We are asking that a Minister for Hospitality be created for the current, and successive governments’. The petition can be seen here, and signed … [Read more...]
Your Hospitality Industry Needs You Now: Sign the Petition for a Minister of Hospitality
The hospitality industry across the UK today is in trauma. In recent months we have seen the last of far too many good hospitality businesses. We have also seen the immense cost to jobs in hospitality. Good people paying with their livelihoods for a problem they did not cause and cannot control. Most concerning, is the full scale and scope of the Covid-19 pandemic has still … [Read more...]
Prime Minister addresses the country headlining curfew on hospitality
The agenda had already been set on Monday by the government’s health and science leaders when Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance addressed the nation with a diagnosis of where we are with Covid-19. Last night Boris Johnson spoke to the nation with his prescriptive measures to combat the spread of Covid-19. The main headlines for the hospitality industry in … [Read more...]
Prime Minister Theresa May’s parting gift to hospitality, the UK Tourism Sector Deal
Prime Minister Theresa May earlier today announced the UK’s first ever tourism sector deal set to consolidate the UK’s role as a key global leader in hospitality. The deal will support the creation of an additional 10,000 apprenticeships for people building their careers in the tourism and hospitality sectors. The new deal also 'commits' to building an additional 130,000 … [Read more...]