§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is his policy concerning the registration of hotels and boarding houses, pursuant to the Development of Tourism Act 1969.
§ Mr. DellAn alternative scheme of voluntary registration approved by the Government and linked to accommodation guides issued annually by the national tourist boards was introduced in 1974; with my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, I am keeping the position under review.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is his policy towards the development of tourism; and if this has changed since he took office.
§ Mr. DellTogether with my colleagues, the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, I keep under review the development of the policy announced by my predecessor in November 1974 and I have made no change.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many civil servants in his Department are engaged full-time in activities associated with: (a) tourism, (b) 354W civil aviation, (c) insurance and (d) shipping; and what have been the overseas earnings for each of these sectors, for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisStaff in my Department employed full-time in activities associated with the industries listed, are as follows:
Tourism 17 Civil Aviation 182 Insurance 128 Shipping 954 Most of those concerned with civil aviation, insurance and shipping are engaged on international relations or regulatory functions.
The overseas earnings arising from these activities are given in Tables 9 to 11 and 38 of United Kingdom Balance of Payments 1965–75.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list, for each of the nine EEC countries, in which country there is: (a) a Minister designated as Minister of Tourism; (b) a Minister whose job-description includes the word Tourism in his title; (c) a Government Department with civil servants working solely on tourism matters; and whom, in each Government, the Minister so designated has as his immediate superior.
§ Mr. DellFrom the information readily available I understand that in no member State is there a Government Department solely responsible for tourism. In France, the Minister for the Quality of Life is assisted by a Secretary of State for Tourism, and in Italy there is a Minister for Tourism and Sport, responsible to the Prime Minister. The only other EEC Government to single out tourism is Luxembourg, where the Minister of the National Economy, Middle Classes and Tourism—who at present also holds the portfolio for Transport and Power—is answerable to the Prime Minister.