questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of closure rates among small and independent hospitality businesses compared to larger chains; and what targeted support is available to those smaller operators.
answerText: The Department has not made a formal assessment of closure rates among “independent” hospitality businesses. Official statistics do not distinguish independent businesses from larger chains. However, ONS data provide context, showing that the number of pr...
heading: Hospitality Industry: Closures