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Written Question
Tourism Industry Council: Passenger Ships
Monday 11th November 2024

Asked by: Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru - Ynys Môn)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will invite representatives of the cruise industry to join the Tourism Industry Council.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

DCMS recognises that the cruise sector makes a significant contribution to the UK economy, namely £9.4 billion and supporting 82,000 jobs pre-pandemic. As a new government we are reviewing the composition and terms of reference of the Tourism Industry Council with the aim of securing broad and diverse representation from a variety of industries and delivering clear outcomes for the sector.