asked the Secretary of State for Trade what sums are provided from public resources towards the expenses of tourism in England; and what sum is contributed towards public resources for any similar journal for the Scottish Tourist Board.

Such expenditure is met out of the grants-in-aid made to the two national tourist boards concerned. They themselves decide annually how much shall be allocated to particular publications within their approved overall allocation to publicity. In the last financial year the English Tourist Board spent about £18,000 on "Tourism in England" and the Scottish Tourist Board chose to contribute about £8,900 towards two publications—the independent "Scotland's Magazine" and its own "Visit Scotland".