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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Nick de Bois The de Bois Review: an independent review of Destination Management Organisations in England, published on 14 September; and what steps they intend to take to implement its recommendations.

Destination Management Organisations have provided vital business support to local tourism organisations during this crisis, and will play a key role in helping our tourism industry recover.

We have long been aware of the arguments in favour of carrying out an independent review of how tourism is structured, organised and funded at a local level in England.

We welcome the report’s publication, and thank Nick de Bois for his work. We will now take time to consider its recommendations and respond to them.

The Spending Review confirmed the DCMS settlement and the Department is currently deciding how to allocate it. The Government encourages DMOs to share information with VisitEngland and DCMS.