Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

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.

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.