questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of food inflation on hospitality businesses.
answerText: Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that in January 2026 CPI food price inflation stood at 3.6%, down from 4.5% in December. Overall CPI inflation was 3% in January 2026, compared with 3.4% in December 2025, and remains 1 percentage p...
heading: Hospitality Industry: Inflation