Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 March 2004. It was answered by Richard Caborn (Labour) on Monday, 1 March 2004 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 plans she has to give grants for the tourism industry in non-assisted areas.

Answer: Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to give grants for the tourism industry in non-assisted areas. [157684] Mr. Caborn: The DCMS does not give direct grants to the tourism industry. The DCMS sponsors VisitBritain to promote Britain as a holiday destination to foreign visitors and England as a holiday destination to the British. The DCMS annual grant to VisitBritain is of the order of £50 million. In April 2003 strategic responsibility for tourism in the regions was passed to the Regional Development Agencies. It is the government's view that decisions on investment are better made at the regional level, rather than by central Government.

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