§ Baroness Anelay of St. Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
With reference to the Tourism Forum which will be chaired by the Secretary of State in December: (a) to whom will the forum report its conclusions, now that the responsibility for the forum rests with the English Tourism Council instead of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport; and (b) what will be the status of its recommendations. [HL63]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe Tourism Forum will be convened by the English Tourism Council and its discussions will feed into the Tourism Summit. Its recommendations will be advisory and will be taken into account by the ETC in pursuing actions under the tourism strategy,Tomorrow's Tourism, and in advising government on tourism matters.