§ Mr. GallowayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has for the promotion of tourism in Scotland in the 1990s; and what are his strategic objectives for that period.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 22 April 1988]: The Scottish Tourist Board and the Highlands and Islands Development Board, in close co-operation with the travel trade, will continue to promote Scotland as a quality destination for holiday and business visitors in the United Kingdom and selected overseas markets. The strategy will focus on expanding the domestic market outside the main holiday season, increasing the size of the North American and European markets, and developing long-haul markets particularly Japan and Australia. Marketing plans will be reviewed annually to take account of changing market opportunities.
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Agency Total vacant stock as at 31 March 1987 Vacant stock as at 31 March 1987 Scotland 23,766 2.45 Borders Berwickshire 0 0.00 Ettrick and Lauderdale 82 1.95 Roxburgh 230 4.07 Tweeddale 0 0.00 Central Clackmannan 119 1.33 Falkirk 530 1.72 Stirling1 296 2.39 Dumfries and Galloway Annandale and Eskdale 55 1.10 Nithsdale 249 3.21 Stewartry 19 0.79 Wigtown 0 0.00 Fife Dunfermline 241 1.20 Kirkcaldy 406 1.70 North East Fife 137 1.96 Grampian Aberdeen 894 2.36 Banff and Buchan 331 2.30 Gordon 181 3.36 Kincardine and Deeside 3 0.09 Moray 115 1.11 Highland Badenoch and Strathspey 1 0.09 Caithness 67 1.73 Inverness 141 2.10 Lochaber 44 1.42 Nairn 3 0.26 Ross and Cromarty 56 0.92 Skye and Lochalsh 3 0.38
§ Mr. GallowayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people he estimates are employed in the Scottish tourist industry.
The Mr. Lang[holding answer22 April 1988]: The information is as follows:
Financial year Outturn £ million 1979–80 4.2 1980–81 5.2 1981–82 6.1 1982–83 7.1 1983–84 8.1 1984–85 10.0 1985–86 8.7 1986–87 9.1 1987–88 9.0 1988–89 19.9 1 Provisional.