§ Mr. ButterfillTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans his Department has to improve transport and holiday accommodation for the disabled; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 27 July 1989]: My Department, through the English tourist board, contributes funding (£35,000 in 1989–90) to the holiday care service. In conjunction with the English tourist board, the holiday care service has published a series of booklets giving advice to hotel and guesthouse proprietors on providing for disabled visitors.
The "Tourism for All" working party, set up by the English tourist board in 1988, is due to issue its report in September this year, which will make recommendations on improvements in holiday provision for disabled and disadvantaged people. The report will include sections on transport and accommodation.