§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how much central Government money was spent per head of the population on encouraging tourism in Cornwall in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. SproatThe information is not available in this form. National and regional programmes funded by the British tourist authority and the English tourist board from grant-in-aid help to support tourism in all areas of the country, but it is not possible to say that a certain proportion of the grant-in-aid is specifically targeted on one particular area. However, the level of English tourist board support for the West Country tourist board, which covers Cornwall, were as follows:
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Financial year Amount in £ 1979–80 82,895 1980–81 99,100 1981–82 106,600 1982–83 114,400 1983–84 124,140 1984–85 135,850 1985–86 141,962 1986–87 252,732 1987–88 273,911 1988–89 288,000 1989–90 334,500 1990–91 580,570 1991–92 582,766 1992–93 561,638 In the current financial year, in addition to the funds allocated by the English tourist board to the West Country tourist board, £400,000 has been allocated to the Cornwall renewal programme.