Written question asked by Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 8 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2016. It was answered by Tracey Crouch (Conservative) on Friday, 16 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Tourism: Marketing
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much has been spent promoting British tourism in (a) Europe, (b) Asia, (c) North America and (d) total in (i) 2016, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2014.
- Answer
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The below table from Visit Britain, which contains spending figures on Tourism for the aforementioned periods. The increase in funding during Financial Year 15/16 can be attributed to the inclusion of the North and South West Growth Funds.
Europe
Asia
North America
Total Overseas Investment
2014/15 Actuals
7,912,466
8,769,694
7,714,661
25,641,070
2015/16 Actuals
10,016,595
9,555,699
9,154,013
29,574,545
2016/17 Forecast
6,053,255
7,923,478
6,659,807
20,961,784
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 56843
- Session
- 2016-17
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Expenditure Marketing Tourism
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2016-12-16 15:23:42 +0000
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