HC Deb 21 November 1996 vol 285 c647W
Mr. MacShane

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what steps she is taking to promote educational and tourist interest in the British steel industry. [4842]

Mr. Sproat

Britain has a unique industrial heritage which is of interest to both domestic and overseas visitors. Funding is made available through the English tourist board and the regional tourist boards for the development and promotion of tourism within England. Through their activities the tourist boards help stimulate interest in a wide range of activities and types of development all over the country, including many industry-based attractions, and the ETB designated 1993 as Industrial Heritage Year.