John Penrose, then. Who? The Tory MP for the resort town of Weston-super-Mare. That’s who.

He’s the new dedicated tourism minister in the Con-Dem coalition, of which more here.

Is this good news? And what do people working in tourism in the Northwest have on their wishlist for the newly-appointed tourism minister?

Post your thoughts and comments below. I’ll see if I can get him to address some of your concerns.

* Update: Check out this link from TTG to see the tone of communication so far from our new minister.