Oral Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport
“What recent assessment she has made of the contribution of tourism to the local economies of coastal towns.”
Tabled: 21 November 2024Answered: 28 November 2024
Asked by
Luke Myer
Labour — Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism (Chris Bryant)
Tourism is vital to our coastal towns, and if we are to reach our target of 50 million international visitors to the UK by 2030, we will need to do far better at improving tourism numbers in our coastal towns.