Arts: Northern Ireland
(asked on 30th January 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the growth in the creative industries in Northern Ireland to UK-wide tourism.
This question was answered on 7th February 2018
According to VisitBritain, over a third of visitors to the UK are drawn to locations which have been used in films and TV series.
In Northern Ireland, the television series Game of Thrones has been a great draw, encouraging visitors to locations such as Giant’s Causeway and the Dark Hedge.