§ Mrs. LaitTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the tourism projects which have been supported by the know-how funds. [16336]
§ Sir Nicholas BonsorThe know-how fund has supported 19 tourism projects since 1989 at a total cost of approximately £1.63 million. The projects are listed in the table.
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Country Project title Financial year Approved costs £ Tourism Management Bulgaria Development Pirin and Rila Eco and Sustainable 1994–98 500,000 Tourism Project Tourism Training 1993–97 378,400 Estonia Course Sustainable Tourism National 1993–94 12,289 Hungary Park Project Seminar on Sustainable Tourism in 1995–97 234,000 Latvia Protected Areas Transport/Tourism 1993–94 1,095 Minister Visit 1992–93 5,095 Tourism Training 1994–95 12,768 Lithuania Tourism Training Baltic Tourism— 1993–94 13,032 Pan Baltic UK Visit Project Identification 1992–93 2,379 Visits Tourist 1993–94 6,157 Information Centre Cracow Tourism 1994–95 23,557 Poland Study Wiekiczka Salt 1989–90 37,000 Mine Strategic Cultural 1995–96 110,000 Plan Gdansk Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas 1992–94 35,000 Russia Seminar SME Tourism Development 1995–96 2,500 Slovakia Poprad Rural Tourism Development— 1994–95 34,000 Gemer Region Sustainable 1995–96 198,800 Slovenia Tourism Timeshare 1993–94 1,500 Legislation 1994–95 20,700
§ Mrs. LaitTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what small business projects have been supported by the know-how funds; of these which related to tourism; and if she will list them. [16326]
§ Sir Nicholas BonsorThe know-how fund has supported more than 650 small business projects. Of these, the following four related directly to tourism:
- Poland
- Cracow Tourism Study, 1989–90: Approved costs £37,000
- Slovakia
- SME Tourism Development Poprad, 1994–95: Approved costs £34,000
- Slovenia
- Timeshare Legislation, 1994–95: Approved costs £20,700 Sustainable Tourism. 1993–94: Approved costs £1,500