Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 14 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 January 2003. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Monday, 20 January 2003 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 steps her Department has taken to establish a strategic national body for the English tourism industry. - Includes fact that chairs of English Tourism Council and British Tourist Authority have led a restructuring of both organisations into a lead national tourism body to be launched in April 2003.

Answer: Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department has taken to establish a strategic national body for the English tourism industry. [91381] Dr. Howells: Since the announcement in October last year of plans for reform of the Government's support for tourism, the chairs of the English Tourism Council and British Tourist Authority have led a restructuring of the strengths and skills of both organisations into a lead national tourism body to be launched in April 2003. A policy group comprising representatives of all sectors of the tourism industry is overseeing their progress. The new body is designed to provide a more efficient service to promote inbound tourism to Britain and to market tourism in England to the domestic market.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 91381; 398 c92-3W;398 c94-5W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Administration Tourism British Tourist Authority English Tourism Council
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk