To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of hospitality businesses, and the number of employees in this sector, broken down by constituency.

The Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) provides information on the number of businesses registered for Value Added Tax (VAT) or Pay As You Earn (PAYE), and the Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) provides information on the number of employees.

The most recent IDBR data shows there were 4,270 businesses operating within the hospitality sector1 in March 2021. Table 1 below provides a breakdown of these businesses by Assembly Area.

The most recent BRES data that supports industry breakdowns relates to September 2019 and shows there were 52,648 employee jobs in the hospitality sector1. Table 2 below provides a breakdown of these employee jobs by Assembly Area.

1Includes: Hotels and similar accommodation; Holiday and other short stay accommodation; Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks; Other accommodation; Restaurants and mobile food service activities; Event catering and other food service activities; Beverage serving activities.

Table 1: Number of businesses operating within the hospitality sector by Assembly Area, March 2021

Source: Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR)

Table 2: Number of employee jobs within the hospitality sector by Assembly Area, September 2019

Source: Business Register and Employment Survey

Figures may not sum due to rounding.