PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Tourism: Redcar and Cleveland (16 November 2017)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council on steps to increase tourism in the area.

Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)

Answer

VisitBritain and VisitEngland work with Destination Management Organisations to promote tourism in the regions across England. Government also provides funding for projects to improve the visitor offer in particular areas, including the Discover England Fund and the Coastal Communities Fund. Redcar and Cleveland has received recent funding for The Cleveland Way, a Discover England Fund project, and has received three Coastal Communities Fund grants since 2013 totalling £2.5m.


Answered by:
John Glen (Conservative)
23 November 2017

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