§ Mr. McWilliamTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what was the level of grant given(a) to the English tourist board and (b) to each of the regional tourist boards in the last five years.
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£ millions 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 11994–95 Cumbria 590,000 551,000 690,000 596,000 — East Anglia 531,000 531,000 591,000 510,000 — East Midlands 493,000 587,000 613,000 565,000 — Heart of England 691,000 667,000 600,000 595,000 — London 806,000 884,000 950,000 748,000 — Northumbria 441,000 479,000 505,000 484,000 — North West 541,000 537,000 617,000 606,000 — South East 588,000 638,000 635,000 696,000 — Southern 622,000 567,000 726,000 636,000 — Thames and Chilterns 413,000 449,000 167,000 2— — West Country 890,000 830,000 747,000 1,147,000 — Yorkshire and Humberside 760,000 676,000 710,000 621,000 — TOTAL 7,366,000 7,396,000 7,551,000 7,204,000 6,999,800 Notes: 1 Figure for 1994–95 is total only, since RTBs have until 31 March 1995 to complete the draw down of funds from ETB. 2Thames and Chilterns tourist board went into liquidation midway through 1992.
§ Mr. Dorrell(a) The grant in aid allocated to the tourist boards in the last five years was:
£ millions 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 BTA 27.5 29.2 30.9 32.2 33.2 ETB 14.9 15.1 16.2 13.9 11.3 Totals 42.4 44.3 47.1 46.1 44.5 (b) The English tourist board made grant allocations to the regional tourist boards as follows: