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Viscount Thurso (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 March 2025

Debate

UK Airports: British Passport Holders

Contribution

My Lords, as a former chairman of VisitScotland and ex officio member of the British Tourist Authority, I regularly saw research which showed that tourist visas to this country were both very expensive and complicated to obtain. Various Governments have made various promises about trying to do something about that. What progress have the Government made in looking at both the complexity and the cost of visas for tourists to this country, who provide so much wealth for us?

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