Ambitious plans to reopen spectacular Dudley limestone caverns - it would bring 500,000 visitors to the West Midlands
Multi-million pound plans to reopen limestone caverns beneath Dudley, bringing in 500,000 visitors every year, could be back on the agenda after being raised in Parliament.
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Sonia Kumar urged ministers to get behind Dudley Canal Trust's plans to reopen the Seven Sisters caves beneath Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve.
She said the plan, which would see the vast labyrinth of limestone caverns opened to the public for the first time since 1967, would bring half a million extra visitors to the town during its first eight years.
Miss Kumar also urged MPs to consider booking an Easter break in Dudley during a Westminster Hall debate on tourism in the UK.
She asked tourism minister Sir Chris Bryant to support Dudley Canal Trust's proposals to reopen the vast underground labyrinth of tunnels for the first time since 1967.
A previous scheme to link the Seven Sisters with the Dudley Canal Trust narrowly missed out on £50 million lottery funding in 2007, when it became one of four schemes shortlisted for a vote by television viewers on where the money should go.
