HC Deb 18 January 1988 vol 145 c251W
60. Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he has any plans to introduce minimum statutory standards for hotels.

Mr. Lee

No. Government regulation in this area would be costly. Bureaucratic, and unresponsive to the changing needs of the hotel industry and its customers. The national tourist boards are developing a voluntary classification scheme which has attracted widespread support. Consultations with the industry on the future shape of the scheme are continuing.