§ Mr. McWilliamTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what representations he has received from the English regional tourist boards regarding the future of sustainable tourism projects; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellI have received no such representations, but I hope that the regional tourists boards will continue to support and participate in sustainable tourism projects. Their past efforts, and those of their project partners, will form the basis of a guide to good visitor management practice, to be published later this year by my Department, in collaboration with the Countryside and Rural Development Commissions and the English tourist board. I believe that this guide will prove helpful to the tourism industry in further developing sustainable tourism in this country.
§ Mr. McWilliamTo aks the Secretary of State for National Heritage what resources have been directed to sustainable tourism initiatives drawn up by the English regional tourist boards in the last three years.
§ Mr. DorrellSince December 1991 the English tourist board has committed, out of grant in aid from my Department, a total of £257,500 to six local sustainable tourism initiatives in which the regional tourist boards have been involved.