Oral Answers to Questions Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department for International Trade

Nigel Huddleston

Main Page: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Droitwich and Evesham)

Department Debates - View all Nigel Huddleston's debates with the Department for International Trade


Prayers

Oral Answers to Questions

Nigel Huddleston Excerpts

Air Quality
Thursday 3rd November 2016

(8 years ago)

Commons Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Tracey Crouch Portrait Tracey Crouch
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

I appreciate that this is a Labour party attack on the Government following Brexit, but the British tourism industry is going from strength to strength. The softening of the pound is a welcome boost for that, but it is a concerted action by Government and industry that has been driving record-breaking numbers of visitors to our shores. The hon. Gentleman should welcome that, because the number of visitors to west Yorkshire is up.

Nigel Huddleston Portrait Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)
- Hansard -
-

The latest VisitBritain report showed that every £1 spent on international marketing brought in £23 in incremental tourism spend. Is that a good way to spend money, given the weakness of the pound?

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page