HC Deb 06 July 1998 vol 315 c342W
Mr. Fearn

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment his Department had made of the likely impact of the current strength of the pound on inbound tourism to the United Kingdom. [47771]

Mr. Chris Smith

The level of inbound tourism is influenced by a variety of factors, including changes in overseas economies, as well as currency exchanges rates. It is not possible to isolate the impact of exchange rate fluctuations from other factors.