Business question from Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 18 October 2007. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
Business of the House
May we have an urgent debate in Government time on British tourism? It is Britain's fifth largest industry, and it has been heavily affected by regulation. VisitBritain's budget has remained at the same level for 12 years, and in today's newspapers the organisation warns that the UK tourism industry could lose about £2 billion if the Government do not do more to invest. More people are choosing to holiday abroad, and we are missing out on overseas visitors coming to the UK. That does not bode well in the lead-up to the Olympics, when we should be harnessing our tourist potential.
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- 2006-07
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- Tourism
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