Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Graham Stuart and Douglas Chapman

Thursday 14th March 2019 Commons Chamber

[Graham Stuart]

My hon. Friend is right. Tourism is a great example—I use the word “great” advisedly. The GREAT brand is used across the whole of UK Government. It is that rarest of things—a joined-up government policy that actually works. It has added huge value to our tourism sector. In 2017 we saw record numbers of visitors to the UK, and a contribution to the UK economy of £24 billion.

[Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife) (SNP)]

T4. Given the inevitable downturn that will come from any kind of Brexit that we end up with, what consideration has the Minister given to the introduction of free ports to boost economic activity in areas of low economic performance just now?