§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what are the present annual budgets for (a) the English Tourist Board and (b) the British Tourist Authority; and if he will give similar figures for the previous three financial years.
§ Mr. ButcherThe following table shows the sums of money provided by my Department to these boards including money for grants under section 4 of the Development of Tourism Act 1969. The figures for 1984–85 are estimates.
£ million 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 English Tourist Board 8.6 10.4 8.6 8.8 Section 4 grants 4.0 4.5 6.3 8.4 British Tourist Authority 16.2 18.1 17.0 16.8 Total 28.8 33.0 31.9 34.0