Should restaurants be obliged to display their "hygiene scores" from health inspections?

I think that if a local authority is doing its job then it won't allow restaurants that don't adhere to the rules to operate. We don't need a whole lot of posters or stickers in the window to prove that. There would also be discrepancies between different local authorities - what one considers important may not be significant to another.
Jonathan Kaye, Chief executive officer, Prezzo

I think it's a good idea. It would concentrate efforts to get good marks. In fact, it would probably be more useful if the scores were published on a website so that people could grade the restaurants before they went.
Neil Wornham, managing director of Porters English Restaurant

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No, there would be no fundamental benefit for the customer. You can tell how proud a restaurateur is by checking whether the floor or the toilet is clean. It's a bit like when you buy a second-hand car. If I went to a restaurant that had a low score but was booming I would still go in because a high turnover of food means that there are fewer opportunities for food poisoning.
Rainer Becker, Co-owner and chef, Zuma