Written question asked by John Greenway (Conservative) on Monday, 30 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 May 2001. It was answered by Janet Anderson (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 May 2001 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had on the provision of additional funding for the marketing function of regional tourist boards. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had on the provision of additional funding for the marketing function of regional tourist boards. [160128] Janet Anderson: The Department and English Tourism Council (ETC) have had frequent discussions about additional funding for the Regional Tourist Boards (RTBs). The ETC have recently received £3.8 million in additional funding for an advertising and promotion campaign, as part of the recovery plan following the foot and mouth outbreak. More than half of this funding is being passed to RTBs for public relations and marketing work. The Department has also been involved in discussions with DETR on the use of additional funds being provided to Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) as a response to the impact of foot and mouth disease, some of which the RDAs may choose to use to support promotional activities by the RTBs.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 368 c112W; 160128
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Advertising Finance Foot and mouth disease Marketing Tourism Tourist boards
Contains statistics: Yes
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