§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much financial help has been given to the tourist industry by the Government in Wales since 1964.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesOut of the grant of £40,000 towards the cost of the Wales Tourist Board's research programme, £24,325 has already been paid over; all but £2,550 of this was paid during last year and this.
Apart from this, the Government makes a contribution, through the British Travel and Holidays Association, towards the cost of overseas publicity services. The relevant sums received by the Wales Tourist Board were £10,868 in 1964–65, £11,000 in 1965–66 and will be about £12,000 in 1966–67.
The industry is also eligible for substantial assistance under the Industrial Development Act (under which most of Wales is scheduled as a development area), 97W and a scheme was recently announced under which loan assistance can be given for work on hotels where it can be shown that this will result in a significant increase in earnings from overseas visitors.