Tourism Summit (Hansard, 28 February 2000)

§ Mr. Peter Ainsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport where the Tourism Summit will be held. [112081]

§ Mr. Chris Smith
The Summit will be held at the conference facilities of The Globe Theatre in London.

§ Mr. Peter Ainsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many representatives of small business have been invited to the Tourism Summit. [112084]

§ Mr. Chris Smith
I have encouraged small businesses, and all tourism businesses, to participate fully in the Tourism Forum. As our strategy, Tomorrow's Tourism, promised, it is through the Forum that the industry reports on progress made with the strategy, and it is to the Forum that I will report back the achievements of the Tourism Summit in April.

§ Mr. Peter Ainsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if the Tourism Summit will discuss Government funding of tourism. [112082]

§ Mr. Chris Smith
The Government set out their public expenditure plans, including the plans for tourism, in 1998. These are plans for a period of three years and, as with other public expenditure plans, will be reviewed during the course of this year.