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100322

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to discuss tourism.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State and myself routinely meet with Ministerial colleagues to discuss a range of matters.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211645 211647 question first answered 27/10/2014 12:25:41 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100323

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met the Secretary of State for Transport to discuss tourism.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State and myself routinely meet with Ministerial colleagues to discuss a range of matters.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211645 211646 question first answered 27/10/2014 12:25:41 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100345

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he last met the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to discuss tourism.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State and myself routinely meet with Ministerial colleagues to discuss a range of matters.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant grouped question UIN 211646 211647 question first answered 27/10/2014 12:25:41 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100120

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value to the economy of domestic tourism was in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010, domestic tourism spend in England has grown by 14.1% - from £56.7bn* to £64.7bn in 2013. Domestic tourism spend in 2012 was a record-breaking £67,956m. We will not have a final figure for 2014 until next year. Overall, Deloitte estimated that the tourism industry was worth £127 billion GVA to the UK economy in 2013, £58 billion of which is ‘direct’ contribution.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em><a href="http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/overnightvisitors/" target="_blank"><em>http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/overnightvisitors/</em></a><em> ; </em><a href="http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/dayvisitors/" target="_blank"><em>http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/dayvisitors/</em></a></p><p>*this is based on an estimate as there was no day visit survey in 2010</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 24/10/2014 12:41:38 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

100122

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the amount spent by local authorities on tourism development and promotion in each year since 2010; and what his estimate is of the amount that will be so spent in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	211247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Revenue and capital tourism expenditure by English Local Authorities is available on the Department for Communities and Local Government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 24/10/2014 12:44:23 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

91909

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to attract inward investment and create jobs in the tourism sector.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	209448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The tourism industry is vital to our economy, creating jobs and growth across the country. The Government has consistently prioritised support for the sector. As a result, the UK enjoyed a record year for tourism in 2013 with overseas visitors spending £21 billion, 13% more than 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided significant investment to support the growth of the industry. We launched the GREAT campaign to capitalise on the opportunity of London 2012, and this has secured investment of over £165m since 2011 to market UK holiday destinations at home and abroad. The Regional Growth Fund has invested over £19m in three years in local tourism, and creating over 9,100 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>We are also reducing the cost of visiting Britain. From April 2015, we will scrap the two highest bands of Air Passenger Duty, making the UK even more attractive to visitors from long haul markets. We have announced a visa fee refund scheme for 25,000 Chinese visitors next year</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 15/10/2014 14:50:01 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

91910

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has taken to support tourism in the devolved administrations.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	209435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has provided significant support to the UK tourism industry, as set out in my accompanying answer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Support for the tourism industry in devolved policy areas, including national marketing and local initiatives, is the responsibility of the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 15/10/2014 14:49:22 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

90972

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will ensure that a single Minister in his Department is responsible for tourism.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	208548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>I am the Minister for Tourism. As such all tourism related matters fall within my remit.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 11/09/2014 10:18:51 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

79514

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote coastal tourism and to ensure that the tourism industry is equipped to cater for an increase in Britons holidaying in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL1413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>Coastal tourism features in VisitEngland’s ‘Holidays at Home are GREAT’ campaign, as well as the recent ‘Coastal Escapes’ and ‘English Seaside’ campaigns through their ‘Growing Tourism Locally’ programme. The National Coastal Tourism Academy in Bournemouth, part funded by Government through the Coastal Communities Fund, was set up in 2013 to partner with tourism businesses to help them reach their commercial potential and provide the best possible experiences for their visitors. The recently established Tourism Industry Council will also aim to identify and address issues around skills gaps, enterprise and apprenticeships to improve visitors satisfaction and encourage and cater for any increase in visitor numbers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Jolly question first answered 28/07/2014 11:52:25 answering member 4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

64296

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the importance of regional tourism in the UK; and what steps he has taken to support small, local hospitality businesses.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	202718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the direct tourism gross value added (GVA) contribution to the UK economy for each English region, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were recently published by the Office for National Statistics for the year 2011. In total, they show that tourism directly contributed a GVA of around £50 billion to the UK (4% of the economy).</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ONS figures for 2011</strong></p><p><strong>(direct in £bn)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rest of England</p></td><td><p>–</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>4.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further economic analysis by Deloitte, commissioned by VisitBritain, suggests that if indirect economic effects are also included, GVA is forecast to be as high as £127 billion (9% of the UK economy) in 2013.</p><p>In terms of supporting small, local hospitality businesses, since April 2013 community venues have not had to apply to the local council for an entertainment license for events such as dance displays and concerts. Previously, such licenses currently cost, on average, more than £200 for new applications or needed at least 10 days' notice for Temporary Event Notices. At the 2014 Budget, the tax on a typical pint of beer was cut by 1 penny, the duty on ordinary cider was frozen this year, and the duty escalator for wine was ended. Duty on spirits was also frozen for 2014-15.</p><p>Furthermore, thematic marketing campaigns focusing on what England is most loved for including Heritage, Coast, Countryside and Culture, as well as Sport and Literature, will be delivered and developed as part of the three-year, £19.8m project 'Growing Tourism Locally', funded by the Government's Regional Growth Fund (BIS), with contributions from VisitEngland and private sector. The project focuses on working directly with destinations and the private sector, to create a number of dedicated marketing campaigns throughout the country with emphasis on specific areas and themes. This will also benefit SMEs in the hospitality sector.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 03/07/2014 12:24:16 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams