APPGs are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region, or country.
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Hospitality and Tourism examines the key issues, opportunities and challenges facing the hospitality sector across the UK.
UKHospitality is the secretariat for the APPG and the APPG plays an essential role in informing the government’s decision-making process and ensuring that the concerns and needs of the hospitality and tourism industry are heard by members of parliament.
At the inaugural meeting of the APPG for Hospitality & Tourism, @ChrisWebbMP was elected as Chair, and @DamianHinds, @CarolineVoaden and @DanAldridgeWSM as Vice Chairs.
UKHospitality acts as the secretariat for the APPG.@UKHospKate talks about the importance of the group 👇 pic.twitter.com/HlIpDxPu7k
— UKHospitality (@UKHofficial) September 5, 2024
Following the AGM of the APPG for Hospitality and Tourism APPG, on 25 November 2025, Chris Web MP for Blackpool South was reelected as Chair of the Group alongside Vice Chairs: Damian Hinds MP for East Hampshire and Daniel Aldridge MP for Weston-super-Mare. Manuela Perteghella MP for Stratford-on-Avon, was elected as the fourth Vice Chair of the Group.
Officers will work with all members of the group as we seek to examine the key issues of relevance to hospitality and tourism and ensure parliamentarians continue to hear directly from all parts of the sector.
The APPG deals with issues such as:
Business rates
Labour shortages
VAT
Other legislative challenges
APPG publications
As secretariat to the APPG, UKHospitality is responsible for distributing and hosting publications of the group, ensuring that all reports are publicly available.
Meeting minutes
Photos from the reconstitution of the group
Find out more
Hospitality business rates reform ‘unravelling’, with urgent action needed
Increases to rateable values will see a pub pay £12,900 more in business rates over three years, as rates climb 76% for pubs and 115% for hotels.
Plans for unfair dismissal amended: our response
Government confirmed it will reduce the qualifying period for unfair dismissal to six months, an increase on day one rights initially proposed.
Scottish Government must act to support hospitality
The Scottish Government should use funding from the UK Budget to expand existing business rates relief to include all Scottish hospitality.
