§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if, in accordance with the undertaking given by his Parliamentary 459W Secretary, he is meeting people who wish to make representations about the future of the tourist industry; how many people he and his Minister have met personally; and if they will still hear representations from people in the industry.
§ Mr. ShoreConsultations on tourism matters are normally carried out through the British Tourist Authority and the national tourist boards, established under the Development of Tourism Act 1969 to advise on such subjects. Nevertheless, both myself and the other Ministers in my Department are ready, whenever possible, to hear representations from the tourist industry. I have met the Chairman of the four tourist boards, and my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary has met the Chairman of the Northumbria Tourist Board. Further, on 30th April I attended and spoke at theFinancial Times seminar on tourism.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will now nominate certain areas as tourism development areas,
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STATISTICAL FORMS ISSUED TO INDUSTRY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY Subject of Statistical Inquiries Frequency Number of Forms Number of forms issued from 1st January 1974 to 30th June 1975 Industries' sales Quarterly 29,500 177,000 Industries' purchases Every 3–5 years 24,000 24,000 Census of production (manufacturing) Annual 36,000 72,000 Census of production (construction) Annual from 1975 14,400 14,400 Mines and quarries Annual 4,300 8,600 Building materials(a) Monthly 450 2,700 Quarterly 1,200 2,400 Other production and order statistics Monthly, quarterly and half-yearly. 10,100 152,000 Purchases of fuel by large users Quarterly 800 4,800 Stocks of fuel(b) held by large users Monthly in winter and quarterly in summer. 800 4,800 Standby electricity generating plant One-off 42,000 42,000 Expenditure on research and development Every 2 or 3 years— First stage 5,000 5,000 Second stage 2,400 — Manufacturers' capital expenditure Quarterly 2,500 15,000 Investment intentions 3 times a year 1,900 7,600 Manufacturers' stocks Quarterly 1,000 6,000 Monthly 900 16,200 Wholesale prices Monthly 8,000(c) (d) Quarterly 3,000(c) (d) Company liquidity Quarterly 220(c) 1,300 Overseas transactions Annual 3,100(c) 6,200 Quarterly 750(c) (d) Census of overseas assets Triennial 6,800(c) 6,800 (a) Transferred from the Department of Environment to Business Statistics Office at beginning of 1975. (b) Introduced from November 1974. (c) Includes forms sent to firms engaged in the distributive and service trades. (d) A shuttle form is used to collect information; that on prices is generally renewed once every two years; that for quarterly overseas transactions is renewed every year. separately from the present classification of industrial development areas.
§ Mr. DeakinsThere is no reason to establish separate tourism development areas. The present development areas identify those parts of the country whose resources are limited and for which development assistance is desirable in the widest sense, not merely in respect of manufacturing industry.