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Commonsense Regulation
This part of the Action Plan is covered
on pages 18 & 19.

Next steps
The British people have voted to leave
the European Union. This creates new
opportunities, from cutting red tape to
forging new partnerships in emerging
markets, as well as traditional strongholds
like America.

Creating an overarching
industrial strategy
Multiple Government Departments, from
Transport to Home Office to DCLG, and
DEFRA, invest in the success of Britain’s
tourism industry. It is important to ensure
that policy is considered in the round and
action is joined up. Through our work to
develop our new industrial strategy we
will ensure that departmental action to
grow tourism is co-ordinated.

Engaging through the
Tourism Industry Council
Co-chaired by Tracey Crouch, the Minister
for Tourism, and Simon Vincent, Hilton
Worldwide, this refreshed group
(one of whose members is David Weston,
Chief Executive of the B&B Association)
discusses cross-cutting issues for the
tourism industry. Its discussions will
inform the UK Government’s negotiating
position on Brexit and the development
of our new industrial strategy.

As ever, there will be challenges - from ensuring
the industry has access to the right skills to
security to connectivity. But, we will continue
to work in partnership to make a success
of Brexit and to ensure that this vibrant
industry goes from strength to strength.