HC Deb 04 February 1994 vol 236 cc992-3W
Mr. Robert Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many people sit on the executive boards of each regional tourist board; and how many are(a) councillors, (b) private sector representatives and (c) English tourist board representatives.

Mr. Sproat

The information is as follows:

Regions Local Authority Private Sector English Tourist Board Co-opted Managing Director Total Members
Cumbria 18 10 1 2 — 31
East Anglia 11 6 1 — 1 19
East Midlands 10 5 1 5 — 21
Heart of England 30 12 1 16 1 60
London 3 6 1 2 — 12
Northumbria 11 3 1 — — 15
North West 9 8 1 4 — 22
South East England 29 19 1 3 — 52
Southern 49 19 1 8 1 78
West Country 53 18 1 9 — 81
Yorkshire and Humberside 25 9 1 7 — 42

The regional tourist boards are non-statutory bodies.

This information was supplied by the English tourist board and is the most up to date available.