AQW 4669/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 10/06/2020
Answered On Date: 19/06/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department, in conjunction with Tourism NI, will publish specific advice to prepare local tourism and hospitality businesses for safe reopening in the future.

Answer:

Work is ongoing to develop the overarching government guidance necessary to ensure the sector can re-open safely. This overarching guidance for the Visitor Economy will be based on relevant DCMS guidance tailored for NI. It will include guidance for Hotels & Accommodation and Pubs & Restaurants.

I am aiming to publish this guidance on 22 June.

I understand that several representative bodies are also preparing detailed operational guidance for their sectors.