§ Baroness Anelay of St Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
What representations they received at the Tourism Summit regarding the need for deregulation in the tourism industry; and what action they intend to take as a consequence of those representations. [HL1277]
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§ The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Blackstone)At the second annual Ministerial Tourism Summit on 6 March 2001, Ministers from across Whitehall agreed to continue to work for better regulation in tourism. At the Tourism Industry Seminar on 10–11 October, convened by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to discuss the issues facing the long-term strategic development of the industry, delegates agreed the need to develop a fitness for purpose approach to better regulation of hotels and restaurants, concentrating on what customers really need, with a light touch for well-run businesses and singling out poor performers. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is currently drawing up a more detailed plan of actions to be taken.