HL Deb 26 January 2004 vol 656 c12WA
Lord Fearn

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What part of the £10.5 million grant aid from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport allocated for domestic marketing in England for 2003–04 has had matched funding from the private sector. [HL752]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The department has allocated grant-in-aid of £10.4 million to VisitBritain in 2003–04 to fund its domestic marketing activity. This grant-in-aid is available irrespective of the amount of funding received from the private sector. Nevertheless, VisitBritain expects to receive £4.3 million in non-government funding in 2003–04 to support domestic marketing.

Lord Fearn

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much of the £3.6 million allocated at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to regional development agencies in 2003–04 has been used for funding regional tourist boards in England. [HL753]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Of the £3.6 million allocated to regional development agencies (RDAs) by DCMS for support of tourism, to date £3,510,000 has been passed to the regional tourist boards (RTBs). Full details of RDAs' funding of their regional tourist boards were placed in the Libraries of both Houses on 20 January 2004.