§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the contribution of the performing arts to inward tourism into the United Kingdom. [36852]
§ Mr. FisherThe performing arts in the United Kingdom are of outstanding quality, and are undoubtedly an important incentive for overseas visitors to visit the United Kingdom. In a recent survey of overseas leisure visitors to Britain, 18 per cent. of those sampled cited the performing arts as a stimulus to visit.