Tourism: Seas and Oceans
Commons · Question 10211 · Tabled 21 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of sewage discharges into the sea on businesses in constituencies who rely on the tourism industry.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 29 Oct 2024
We have no plans to commission expensive impact surveys, given it is well established that sewage discharges into the sea at tourist sites are extremely likely to hit tourism. Instead, the Government is focused on protecting and enhancing the environment....