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Transfer Of Responsibilities For Tourism

EDM number 1869 in 2008-09, proposed by Adrian Sanders on 13/07/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Tourism.

That this House congratulates all those engaged in the British tourist industry for their hard work; notes the potential for the industry to contribute significantly to the recovery of the British economy; further notes with concern recent cuts in the Visit Britain budget; further notes the low priority the Government currently places on the tourist industry; and calls for the Government to increase the Visit Britain budget and either encourage the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to dedicate greater resources to tourism or to transfer responsibility for the sector to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

This motion has been signed by a total of 33 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Adrian Sanders13/07/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratProposed
Mark Hunter14/07/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSeconded
Michael Weir14/07/2009AngusScottish National PartySeconded
Alan Simpson14/07/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn14/07/2009Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Gregory Campbell14/07/2009East LondonderryDUPSeconded
Paul Holmes14/07/2009ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George14/07/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock14/07/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell15/07/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Colin Breed15/07/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley15/07/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Ann Cryer16/07/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Stephen Williams16/07/2009Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins16/07/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Iris Robinson16/07/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
John Pugh16/07/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey16/07/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Dodds20/07/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
John Thurso20/07/2009Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLiberal DemocratSigned
Lorely Burt20/07/2009SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Annette Brooke21/07/2009Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Williams21/07/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech21/07/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew21/07/2009StroudLabourSigned
Janet Dean21/07/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Malcolm Moss21/07/2009North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Simon Hughes21/07/2009North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Angus Robertson21/07/2009MorayScottish National PartySigned
Frank Cook13/10/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington22/10/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Janet Anderson26/10/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Paul Keetch09/11/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned

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