Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Monday, 9 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 October 2006. It was answered by Shaun Woodward (Labour) on Monday, 16 October 2006 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Visit Britain

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support her Department is giving to co-ordination between regional tourism initiatives and those of VisitBritain.

Answer: The Department is working actively with its public sector partners and the industry to improve the Government's engagement with tourism policymakers at all levels.The Department fully supports the Partners for England initiative, designed to co-ordinate better the marketing and other tourism support work of VisitBritain, the England Marketing Advisory Board, the Regional Development Agencies, and local authorities across the country. Officials attended both national Partners for England seminars held in December 2005 and June 2006.

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