§ 18. Mr. RapsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the outcome of the recent tourism summit. [114871]
§ 25. Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the outcome of the recent tourism summit. [114878]
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§ Janet AndersonI am happy to say that the tourism summit held on 1 March was a great success. For the first time Ministers from a range of Departments whose policies significantly affect tourism were able to engage in close discussion on priorities for joint progress in the year ahead.
Ministers committed themselves to the fulfilment of the tourism strategy. Collectively, they also made two specific pledges. Most notable of those is the establishment of a cross-departmental network of officials to ensure close working on policies affecting tourism. They will also consider the forthcoming report from the Better Regulation Task Force on the impact of regulation and enforcement on the hotel and restaurant sector and how to improve co-ordination of regulation in this area.
We will publish a report on the summit.