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<p>The promotion of tourism to Northern Ireland is primarily a devolved matter, but
I take every opportunity to support it. Northern Ireland is one of the most beautiful
parts of the United Kingdom.</p><p>I welcome the fact that almost 1.8 million people
visited it in 2014, representing a five per cent increase over 2013.</p><p>The global
media coverage of the G8 summit, which the Prime Minister brought to Fermanagh, and
of the Giro d’Italia Grande Partenza, significantly raised Northern Ireland’s profile.
The Irish Open at Royal County Down and the return of the Tall Ships to Belfast should
attract new visitors.</p><p>I am also pleased that the new British-Irish Visa Scheme
in China and India will enable visits to both Ireland and the UK, including Northern
Ireland, on a single visa of either country.</p><p> </p>
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