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Written question asked by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 24 October 2014 (named day). It was answered by Helen Grant (Conservative) on Friday, 24 October 2014 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

VisitBritain and VisitEngland

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the core funding for VisitBritain and VisitEngland was in 2010 and is now.

Answer

In 2010/11 Government funding for VisitBritain and VisitEngland was £40.323 million. In 2014/15 Government funding was £51.984 million. The table contains a breakdown of the funding:

Financial Year

VisitBritain GIA (£m)

VisitBritain GREAT Funding (£m)

VisitEngland GIA (£m)

VisitEngland GREAT Funding (£m)

VisitEngland Regional Growth Fund via BIS (£m)

Total

2010/11

40.323*

-

40.323

2014/15

19.883

17

6.364

2

6.737

51.984

*grant-in-aid for both bodies was recorded on a consolidated basis before 2011/12.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
211285
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Finance VisitEngland VisitBritain
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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