AQW 25712/17-22


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 12/11/2021
Answered On Date: 23/11/2021
Priority Written: No


Question:
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.


Answer:
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
Assembly Area
Number of Businesses
Belfast East
220
Belfast North
275
Belfast South
430
Belfast West
190
East Antrim
185
East Londonderry
265
Fermanagh and South Tyrone
260
Foyle
225
Lagan Valley
235
Mid Ulster
210
Newry and Armagh
260
North Antrim
250
North Down
210
South Antrim
170
South Down
275
Strangford
190
Upper Bann
230
West Tyrone
190
Total
4,270
Source: Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR)
Table 2: Number of employee jobs within the hospitality sector by Assembly Area, September 2019
Assembly Area
Employee Jobs
Belfast East
3,389
Belfast North
2,987
Belfast South
9,660
Belfast West
1,757
East Antrim
1,924
East Londonderry
3,284
Fermanagh and South Tyrone
2,962
Foyle
2,991
Lagan Valley
2,324
Mid Ulster
1,817
Newry and Armagh
2,538
North Antrim
3,020
North Down
2,502
South Antrim
2,293
South Down
2,818
Strangford
1,874
Upper Bann
2,700
West Tyrone
1,809
Total
52,648
Source: Business Register and Employment Survey
Figures may not sum due to rounding.