Leon Thompson was responding to Deputy First Minister John Swinney, who announced yesterday (9 November) that Scotland’s passport scheme could be extended to more hospitality venues amid fears of soaring Covid-19 cases over winter.
Thompson said today (10 November): “This news will be extremely alarming to hospitality businesses welcoming customers to their Covid-safe venues.
“The imposition of vaccine passports on businesses operating in the night-time economy has had a catastrophic impact on their ability to trade.
“Many have removed themselves from scope by closing early, whilst nightclubs report falling attendance as people stay away or are refused entry due to lack of certification.”
A worrying future
Thompson called for the Government to work with the hospitality industry, which represents 10% of UK employment, and is the third largest private sector employer in the UK; double the size of financial services and bigger than automotive, pharmaceuticals and aerospace…
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