BHA Member: Memories of China

Announcements: August 2011

Consultations, consultations

August 01, 2011

As usual at this time of year, as MPs start their holidays, public bodies start consultation exercises on a range of issues. This year, we are working on responses relating to: health and safety, with the Lofstedt Review of existing regulations, which links to the Cabinet Office’s Red Tape Challenge involving the Tourism Regulation Task Force, chaired by BHA President Alan Parker; a Department for Business paper on Transforming Regulatory Enforcement; proposals …

Consultations, consultations

Single use bags – Wales

August 01, 2011

Those restaurant members who provide a takeaway service or hotels which provide packed lunches for guests in Wales will be required from 1 October to charge customers 5p including VAT for each single use bag provided. There are exemptions for bags containing only unwrapped food, but not for bags containing any totally wrapped food. For more information click here to check if this could affect your business. If it does, let us …

Single use bags – Wales