§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the contribution of London theatres to inward tourism into the United Kingdom. [57176]
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe Government welcomed the publication earlier this year by the Society of London Theatre of The Wyndham Report on the economic impact of London's West End Theatre. It estimated that, of the total of £679 million spent by West End theatregoers in 1997, £226 million was spent by overseas visitors.