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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the tourism sector in Essex.

The Government is implementing the most significant overhaul of regional destination management in a generation, creating a portfolio of nationally supported, strategic and high-performing Local Visitor Economy Partnerships (LVEPs) in partnership with VisitEngland. These LVEPs will provide strong local leadership and governance in tourism destinations all over the country, and Essex is included in this programme as part of the Visit Essex LVEP. Visit Essex works in partnership with private sector businesses to support economic growth, through promoting the county as a place to visit, live and do business, and to continue to grow tourism and ensure that Essex remains a leading visitor destination.