§ Mr. Blakerasked the President of the Board of Trade what is his estimate of the number of new hotel beds which will be necessary by 1970 to accommodate the increased number of overseas visitors expected; and how many of such beds he expects to be provided by that date.
§ Mr. CroslandThe hon. Member will be aware from my statement to the House 279W on 20th March, 1968, that there is a lack of reliable information on hotels in this country. The British Travel Association have, however, estimated that about 30,000 additional hotel beds are likely to be needed by 1970.
The number that will be provided by then will depend on investment decisions already made, and on the industry's response to the proposals for development incentives which were included in my statement.—[Vol. 761, c. 103–5.]