A Bill to impose duties on the Highways Agency and other public authorities to promote tourism by providing or permitting to be provided appropriate road signage; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would place a duty on local highway and planning authorities to take into account the benefits of tourism when considering whether to approve the erection of traffic signs concerning tourist-related activities.
House of Commons
26 October 2009
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The Road Signs (Tourist Destinations and Facilities) Bill would require highway authorities and other public bodies to promote tourism by providing or allowing suitable road signs for tourist destinations and facilities. When deciding whether to approve signs for tourist activities, authorities would have to consider the benefits tourism brings. The aim is to help visitors find and access tourist sites more easily.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; it has not yet progressed to committee stage or the Lords.
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9 Jun 2009
This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Sir Alan Beith.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
