TAKE TOURISM SERIOUSLY CAMPAIGN AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Early day motion 396, tabled 27 November 2007 by Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 36 members.

That this House supports the Tourism Alliance in its Take Tourism Seriously campaign; notes that tourism is worth £85 billion to the UK economy; further notes that tourism is one of the UK's largest industries, employing over two million people; expresses great concern that the Government has cut funding for VisitBritain over the last decade and most recently by £9 million over the next three years; believes that this is part of a larger picture of the downgrading of tourism's importance to national policy; and urges the Government not to squander the opportunities provided by the 2012 Olympic Games to leave behind a strong tourism legacy for the UK.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 22, Labour 6, Conservative 5, DUP 2, Independent 1.