§ 3. Mr. Shepherdasked the President of the Board of Trade the total number of visitors to the United Kingdom in the current period, including visitors from Commonwealth and Colonial countries; and the total estimated revenue from this source.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftI would refer my hon. Friend to the Answer which I gave on 3rd November to my hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lonsdale (Sir I. Fraser). The total estimated revenue for April to September this year is £78 million.
§ Mr. RankinCan the Minister supplement that Answer by stating the total amount of currency taken out of the country by people who spent their holidays abroad?
§ Mr. ThorneycroftNot for 1955, but for 1954 the best estimate I can make is that we spent £6 million more than overseas visitors spent when coming to this Country.