RAC and AA Hotel Classification System

HL Deb 03 March 2000 vol 610 cc118-9WA

Baroness Anelay of St. Johns

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What discussions they have had with the Royal Automobile Club and the Automobile Association with regard to the organisations' decision to rate Scottish and Welsh hotels and guesthouses according to the English system of classification. [HL1117]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

None. I understand that the RAC and AA have always used one method of assessing accommodation throughout Great Britain. They decide what will be of most service to their members, so we are pleased that they have also worked so constructively with the English Tourism Council to agree on a single quality standard for England, in accordance with the national tourism strategy.