VisitBritain and VisitEngland
(asked on 21st October 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the core funding for VisitBritain and VisitEngland was in 2010 and is now.
In 2010/11 Government funding for VisitBritain and VisitEngland was £40.323 million. In 2014/15 Government funding was £51.984 million. The table contains a breakdown of the funding:
Financial Year | VisitBritain GIA (£m) | VisitBritain GREAT Funding (£m) | VisitEngland GIA (£m) | VisitEngland GREAT Funding (£m) | VisitEngland Regional Growth Fund via BIS (£m) | Total |
2010/11 | 40.323* | - |
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| 40.323 |
2014/15 | 19.883 | 17 | 6.364 | 2 | 6.737 | 51.984 |
*grant-in-aid for both bodies was recorded on a consolidated basis before 2011/12.