Coastal Town Tourism

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 16 April 2007.

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Photo of Shaun Woodward Shaun Woodward Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Creative Industries & Tourism) 2:30, 16 April 2007

It is always interesting to hear Opposition Members making an argument against a free market. None the less, tourism this year will be worth about £86 billion to the economy. The numbers of visitors coming to England and travelling within England are at record levels; and in relation to the original question, I would point out to Mr. Amess that in 1998 tourism in Southend was worth £135 million, but in the most recent figures, for 2004-05, the figure went up to £217 million.