Chris Webb

Chris Webb

Labour — Blackpool South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 May 2026

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T6.  I was delighted recently to host the hospitality Minister, the Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade, my hon. Friend the Member for Halifax (Kate Dearden), at the top of our iconic Blackpool tower, alongside our tourism CEO Kate Shane, to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing our visitor economy. Our tourism sector supports thousands of jobs, yet local small and medium-sized enterprises are being hit hard by rising costs and the pressure of a seasonal economy. But Blackpool comes to the Government not with problems alone, but with a clear credible plan. Does the Secretary of State agree that coastal towns require targeted economic support, and will he back our proposal to pilot a new tourism zone?

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