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Mark Menzies Excerpts
Thursday 9th July 2020

(4 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Menzies Portrait Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con) [V]
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With the domestic hospitality and tourism sectors raring to rebound following the recent disruption, what is the Department doing to encourage the British public to support these efforts and visit our coastal tourist attractions and resorts, in particular the gem that is the Fylde coast?

Oliver Dowden Portrait Oliver Dowden
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I share my hon. Friend’s love of the Fylde coast, and I used to enjoy taking a dip in the sea in October when we had party conferences in Blackpool. It is precisely for such reasons that we have announced a massive VAT cut to help restart the tourism sector.