TOURISM AND SMALL BUSINESSES

Early day motion 1498, tabled 1 March 2011 by Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 24 members.

That this House recognises that the UK's tourism industry contributed over 115 billion to the UK economy in 2009; notes that the Federation of Small Businesses has recently released a report that calls for more to be done to unlock the potential of the sector; believes that responsibility for tourism should be passed from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to the Department for Business, Innnovation and Skills; further believes there is an urgent need to reinstate funding for the promotion of tourism in the regions; and calls for more to be done to make the UK more internationally competitive in comparison to other leading tourism destinations.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 8, Labour 7, DUP 5, Conservative 1, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.