§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the effect on tourism in the Buckingham constituency of 795W (a) the foot and mouth disease outbreak and (b) the terrorist attacks on the United States on 11 September; and if she will make a statement. [17844]
§ Mr. CabornOur best estimate at this stage is that the revenue loss to the English tourism industry for March to October is likely to be around £3.3 billion in "value added" terms. We have not attempted to apportion an overall estimate to individual regions, such as the Buckingham constituency, or individual tourism destinations since the available data does not enable this to be done with a sufficient degree of reliability.
It is too early to predict with any accuracy what the effects of the terrorist attacks in the US are likely to be on UK tourism. Early indications are that there was a small drop in incoming tourists in September, but on the other hand a survey by the English Tourism Council found that nearly one million Britons have changed their plans from holidaying abroad to taking a trip in this country. Reports also suggest that the main impact of the drop in overseas tourists has been felt in London rather than in the regions.
§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made as to the effect on tourism in Arundel and South Downs of(a) the foot and mouth disease outbreak and (b) the terrorist attacks on the United States on 11 September; and if she will make a statement. [18327]
§ Dr. HowellsOur best estimate at this stage is that the revenue loss to the English tourism industry for March to October is likely to be around £3.3 billion in "value added" terms. We have not attempted to apportion an overall estimate to individual regions, such as Arundel and South Downs, or individual tourism destinations since the available data do not enable this to be done with a sufficient degree of reliability.
It is too early to predict with any accuracy what the effects of the terrorist attacks in the US are likely to be on UK tourism. Early indications are that there was a small drop in incoming tourists in September, but on the other hand a survey by the English Tourism Council found that nearly one million Britons have changed their plans from holidaying abroad to taking a trip in this country. Reports also suggest that the main impact of the drop in overseas tourists has been felt in London rather than in the regions.
§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the level of Government grant-in-aid was to the(a) English Tourism Council, (b) Welsh Tourist Board, (c) Scottish Tourist Board and (d) Northern Ireland Tourist Board per head of population in 2000–01. [18415]
§ Dr. HowellsGrant-in-aid available to each national tourist board in 2000–01 was as follows:
GIA (£ million) Population (million) GIA per head (£) English Tourism Council 11.0 49.6 0.22 Visit Scotland 25.9 5.1 5.08 Wales Tourist Board 15.4 2.9 5.31 Northern Ireland Tourist Board 13.9 1.7 8.18