Spending in restaurants and cafes across Great Britain saw a larger fall, of 41%. Despite reopening, many establishments will be unable to have a full house until June 21, when all legal limits on social contact are due to be lifted in England. However, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it is too early to say whether the easing of all restrictions will still go ahead as planned. Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said: “Current restrictions severely reduce venue capacity, so restaurants ability to make money is constrained to well below pre-Covid levels. Many restaurants have been permanently lost as a result of the pandemic and there are others that, after months of closure and trading restrictions, have not yet reopened.