Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to promote Northern Ireland as a destination for meetings, events and conferences.

Mr Ben Wallace

Measures to provide a further boost to tourism were included in the economic pact, Building a Prosperous and United Community, which was agreed between the Government and the Northern Ireland Executive. This includes a UK-Ireland visa system, which means that people from China and India can visit both countries with a single visa, thus encouraging tourism, business links and inward investment.