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have any plans for a dedicated minister of tourism?
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■ “Tourism has been neglected and ignored by Labour despite the size and importance of the industry to the UK. We would raise the profile and status of tourism within government and our plans include the creation of a minister for Tourism.”
With tourism such a key industry for the UK, do you
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How will you make it easier for businesses to recycle?
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■“We need to minimise waste in the first place and then see waste not as a problem but as a supplier of valuable resources. A Conservative government will help to address commercial waste to ensure it is not neglected at the expense of municipal waste. We will encourage councils to adopt in- centive schemes to recycle, instead of fining people for not recycling. And we will put a floor under landfill tax until 2020, to provide a stable tax en- vironment for long-term investment in green alternatives to landfill.”
■ “In our view the existing powers and structure are effective. Labour has a strong record of investing in tourism – in total more than £2 billion will be invested in tourism in this spending review period. We want to ensure Britain’s heritage is protected, cared for, and enhanced for current and future generations both in this country and abroad. Labour is committed to improving our tourism infrastructure, especially in the run- up to the Olympics.”
■ “No, we believe that change comes about by action, not by appointing additional government ministers.”
■ “Labour’s Landfill Tax is designed to encourage alternative means of waste disposal, such as recycling, by reflecting the environmental costs of landfill use more accurately in its price. We are committed to increasing this. Retailers are working to make packaging lighter, which is cheaper and uses less fuel to transport.”
What plans do you have to reform Atol?
government agree that subsidised training should not just be provided for the young?
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■“We would review compensation rules and travel insurance for air passengers. Few passengers understand whether they are protected by com- pensation schemes or not. We have seen this problem with the confusion over arrangements for compensation in relation to companies that go bust, with consumers passed from pillar to post between the CAA and the banks. We need more transparency so passen- gers know when they are protected, and what they get when booking a trip and buying insurance.”
■ “In December 2009, Labour’s Transport Secretary Lord Adonis announced proposals to reform Atol. The reforms are designed to reflect changes in the holiday market and make it easier for those booking holi- days to understand whether their trip is covered or not. The changes could see a new wider ‘flight-plus’ category introduced, to make clear that any- one booking a flight and another component such as car hire or hotel will be protected. The proposals are out to consultation.”
■ “We will place a duty on local coun- cils to deal with domestic and busi- ness waste together. We will increase landfill tax, ensuring proceeds are ring-fenced back into further waste reduction. We will also improve resource efficiency and
reduce waste through re- quiring better design, and reducing excess packaging which means products are easier
to recycle.”
■ “We welcome the current Depart- ment for Transport consultation over the Atol regulations. The new government will need to review the outcome of the consultation carefully.”
■ “Yes, we agree that training oppor- tunities should not be restricted to young people. We have pledged to remove the age cap on funding for apprentices, enabling us to fully fund all the adult apprenticeships which are currently only part-funded. We have also pledged to create a new £100m adult learning fund to pay for courses for adults who need to retrain or improve their skills.”
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Training is subsidised for apprentices. Would the
■ “We are committed to keeping Train to Gain, our in-work training
support to help businesses support their workforce in training. Train to Gain has helped 1.5 million people to start a course – and over 960,000 qualifications have been achieved. More than 90% of employees were satisfied with their training, and 77% of employers felt the training gave their employees valuable job-related skills. Employers can also access the support of a Train to Gain skills broker at no cost to their business.”
■ “Through reforming the govern- ment’s Train to Gain Programme, we will scrap fees for adults taking their first Level 3 qualification – this could include A-Levels, BTECs or other vocational qualifications. All adults should be entitled to gain basic quali- fications (Levels 2 and 3) and should not be unable to do this because of the cost of fees. If we are to remain internationally competitive and able to withstand the challenges of globalisation, the basic skill levels of the workforce need to improve.”
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