§ 46. Mr. H. Hyndasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign tourists came to this country last year, detailing the separate countries concerned.
§ Sir H. Lucas-ToothThe total number of foreign visitors—excluding business visitors—who arrived in this country last year for visits of less than six months was more than 550,000. As the full particulars involve a table of figures, I will, with permission, circulate them in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the table:
Alien visitors admitted to the United Kingdom in 1954 on holiday, as tourists, etc., for visits of six months or less. | ||
EUROPE | ||
U.S.S.R | … | 403 |
Finland and Baltic States | … | 2,675 |
Sweden | … | 23,071 |
Norway | … | 10,452 |
Denmark | … | 13,366 |
Poland | … | 200 |
Germany | … | 70,250 |
Netherlands | … | 38,777 |
Belgium and Luxembourg | … | 33,254 |
France | … | 100,265 |
Switzerland | … | 18,437 |
Portugal | … | 1,930 |
Spain | … | 5,519 |
Italy | … | 18,545 |
Austria | … | 6,785 |
Hungary | … | 114 |
Czechoslovakia | … | 150 |
Yugoslavia | … | 1,477 |
Greece | … | 3,233 |
Roumania | … | 23 |
Turkey | … | 1,635 |
Other European Countries | … | 1,152 |
NON-EUROPEAN | |
Israel | 4,049 |
Egypt | 2,277 |
Iraq | 1,036 |
Persia | 851 |
Burma | 240 |
Indonesia | 409 |
China | 202 |
Japan | 610 |
U.S.A | 171,204 |
Central America and Mexico | 2,342 |
Chile and Peru | 1.226 |
Brazil | 2,117 |
Argentina | 4,064 |
Other South American Countries | 2,861 |
Other Non-European Countries | 3,000 |
*DOUBTFUL | 4,448 |
TOTAL | 552,649 |
*Persons possessing no nationality, and those whose nationality (if any) could not be determined, are shown together under the description "Doubtful." |