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<p>DCMS funds the promotion of tourism to regions of the UK through the activities
of its Arms Length Body, the British Tourist Authority, which trades as both VisitEngland
and VisitBritain. In the recent Spending Review, it was announced that grant-in-aid
to both VisitEngland and VisitBritain would remain stable to 2020. The Chancellor
also announced a new £40m Discover England fund, which will be open to all regions
of England. In addition, the GREAT campaign funds the promotion of Britain: its nations
and regions, in overseas markets.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past three years, there have
been a number of funding streams for specific regions, including the Northern and
South West Tourism Growth Funds in 2015/16 and the Regional Growth Fund 'Growing Tourism
Locally' programme, which ran for three years from 2012-15. As many projects and campaigns
span the whole of England or the UK, investment figures cannot be divided by region.</p>
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