Tourism and Brexit
Senator Burke sought a debate on tourism and Brexit's effect on the sector, and Senator Coghlan noted that British visitor numbers were down even though overall tourism was up.
Following what Senator Noone said, I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to the House for a discussion on tourism, including on how Brexit is affecting us at the moment, how it will affect us in the future and how sterling may affect tourism. The tourism industry is very important to our economy and our nearest neighbours are the biggest tourist group coming here.
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Unfortunately, their numbers are down this year.
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They are down but overall tourism is up. If the British people came here in bigger numbers the figures would be even higher so I ask the Leader to arrange for a debate on tourism.