Question reference: S6O-00625
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 22 December 2021
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Current status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 13 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided to hospitality businesses to help mitigate the impact of Brexit.
Answer
We are working with sectors on an economy wide basis to help navigate the predictable consequences of leaving the EU.
The hospitality sector, like many sectors who have employed EU nationals as a benefit of free movement, is experiencing recruitment and retention challenges directly linked to EU Exit.
We have supported a recruitment campaign for tourism and hospitality businesses with £100,000 of funding. We also continue to develop recovery plans for the sector that will seek to mitigate the worst impacts of EU Exit alongside pandemic pressures, and continue to press UKG for a workable immigration policy to support our economy.