§ 30. Mr. Jesselasked the Secretary of State for Trade what proportion of the increase in foreign currency receipts from tourism in 1977 he estimates to be attributable to the Royal Silver Jubilee year.
§ Mr. MeacherIt is not possible to estimate the effect of the Royal Silver Jubilee on foreign currency receipts from 621W tourism, though the table below shows a very big increase throughout the period
Earnings £m. Percentage increase on previous year Numbers (000) Percentage increase on previous year 1976— First quarter … … 211 22 1,472 — Second quarter … … 351 44 2,399 14 Third quarter … … 656 45 3,974 13 Fourth quarter … … 415 63 2,227 28 Year 45 Year 14 1977— First quarter … … 332 57 1,867 27 Second quarter … … 496 41 2,909 21 Third quarter … … 850 30 4,477 13 Fourth quarter … … 501 21 2,237 Year 34 Year 14 The table shows the quarterly value of foreign currency earnings from overseas visitors and the numbers of such visitors as published in Business Monitor M6, Overseas Travel and Tourism, and based on the international passenger survey. Percentage comparisons on the same quarter a year previous are given.