Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 2:12 pm on 9 November 2016.
I’d like to thank Dawn Bowden for her question. A number of Members have, in recent weeks, raised with me questions about whether the Government could support certain projects and certain installations in their constituencies and regions. I know Neil McEvoy has recently raised the same question. What I’ll undertake to do is to write to Members with details of TISS—the criteria—but also, if I may, I’ll include details of destination managers within the respective parts of regions of Wales, and the contact details, because I think it would be valuable for Members to be able to liaise with them or, at least, to be able to refer groups to the destination managers because they then have details about two other important funding programmes—the regional tourism innovation fund, which may be relevant to the point that Dawn Bowden raises, and also the regional tourism engagement fund. In addition, there are funding opportunities that are provided through the Heritage Lottery Fund. Presiding Officer, if I may, I’ll try to capture all of this detail in a letter and circulate it to Members so that everybody is equipped with the relevant detail to be able to advise on any projects that constituents bring forward.