To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on what occasions the (a) Tourism Advisory Council, (b) inter-Ministerial Group on Tourism and (c) Tourism 2012 Ministerial Advisory Group have met since April 2009. (313020)

The Tourism Advisory Council was established in April 2009 and to date has met four times, on 30 April, 1 July, 19 October and 18 January 2010.

The inter-Ministerial Group on Tourism has met twice since April 2009, on 5 May and 17 November.

Since April 2009 the work of the Ministerial Advisory Group was absorbed into the Tourism Advisory Council to ensure a strong link between the work to address recessionary conditions and Tourism 2012.