§ 12. Mr. Pawseyasked the Paymaster General what information he has on the amount of income that has been generated by tourism in the Heart of England tourist board area in each year since 1978.
§ Mr. TrippierTourist spending in the Heart of England tourist board area increased from £205 million in 1978 to £545 million in 1985. This is a rise in real terms of 40 per cent.
A table giving full information has been placed in the Library.
§ 39. Mr. Bevanasked the Paymaster General whether he will list information available to him on the principal tourist attractions and facilities constructed or substantially renovated in the Heart of England tourist board area in each year since 1978.
§ Mr. David TrippierInformation about the full range of private and public sector investment which has been carried out in tourist attractions and facilities in the region since 1978 is not available. However since 1982–83, when the Heart of England tourist board area became fully eligible for assistance under section 4 of the Development of Tourism Act 1969, the English Tourist Board has offered assistance totalling £1.2 million for 11 projects in the region where the total capital cost of the work exceeded £500,000.
The projects are as follows:
- Ironbridge Gorge Museum/Blists Hill
- National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull
- Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
- Ettingtom Park Hotel, Stratford Upon Avon
- Park House Hotel, Shifnal
- Arden Restaurant and Motel, Solihull
- Tara Hotel, Upton St. Leonards
- Birmingham Botanic Gardens
- Patshull Park Hotel, Pattingham
- Tewdesbury Hall Hotel, Twyning
- Aylesbury House, Hockley Heath