§ 17. Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what recent assessment his Department has made on the implications for the tourism industry of industrial national heritage.
§ Mr. SproatThe English Tourist Board has designated 1993 as Industrial Heritage Year with the regional tourist boards undertaking a series of promotional activities on this theme. It is too early to make any assessment of the outcome of the campaign. However, I understand that there has been an encouraging response to the campaign "Experience the Making of Britain".