§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total amount of his Department's investment in tourism over each of the past 10 years by year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsResponsibility for tourism matters in England and Great Britain as a whole passed from the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to the Secretary of State for Employment in 1985. The totals of the grant-in-aid paid to the British Tourist Authority and the English Tourist Board over the period were as follows:
£ million 1979–80 23.1 1980–81 25.7 1981–82 28.9 1982–83 33.1 1983–84 31.9 1984–85 34.9 1985–86 33.8 1986–87 40.2 1987–88 45.3 1988–89 49.5