Petition · Home Office
Create an EU Hospitality Internship Programme in the UK
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89 signatures
What the petition asks
We call on the Government to create a hospitality internship programme for EU interns to help fill 121K vacancies in UK Hospitality according to the ONS. We would like this programme to be an approved government authorised exchange scheme.
Hospitality is our third largest employer with 3.5 million workers, and a fast-growing economic sector, but has significant labour shortages.
We believe this programme will safeguard hospitality's contribution of £93 billion to our economy by filling short term vacancies whilst Sector-based Work Academy Programmes ramp up.
We believe there is significant demand for internships from the EU, and this will promote the UK as a destination for interns.
We believe this programme will safeguard hospitality's contribution of £93 billion to our economy by filling short term vacancies whilst Sector-based Work Academy Programmes ramp up.
We believe there is significant demand for internships from the EU, and this will promote the UK as a destination for interns.
Timeline
| 13 Feb 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
89
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
13 Feb 2025
Closed
13 Aug 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 14 Aug 2026.