Geoffrey Cox – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Geoffrey Cox on 2016-09-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to promote battlefield tourism in (a) England and (b) Northam in Torridge and West Devon constituency.

Tracey Crouch

There are 46 ​Registered Battlefields in England, 22% of ​these are located in the South West. Through the recently published Tourism Action Plan and Discover England Fund this Government is encouraging visitors, both domestic and international, to venture beyond London, so that the benefits of growth can be felt across the whole of the UK.