HC Deb 05 July 1989 vol 156 c210W
31. Mr. Devlin

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the number of tourists from England who visit Scotland; what percentage this is of the total number of visitors to Scotland; and how much they contribute to Scotland's economy.

35. Mr. Holt

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many tourists visited Scotland over the last 10 years; and what percentage of the total number originated from England.

Mr. Lang

Information for the most recent years for which final figures are available is set out in the following table.

Year Domestic and Overseas Visitors to Scotland (millions) Visitors to Scotland from England (millions) Visitors from England as percentage of total £ million expenditure by Visitors from England
1978 13.2 4.76 36 n/a
1979 12.5 4.72 36 n/a
1980 12.7 4.19 33 n/a
1981 13.0 4.60 35 n/a
1982 13.4 4.20 31 n/a
1983 14.1 5.90 47 n/a
1984 14.2 5.90 42 756
1985 13.7 5.80 42 709
1986 13.2 5.94 45 775
1987 14.8 6.71 45 1,000

Source:

For domestic visitors, 'British Home Tourism Survey' for period 1978–1983 and 'National Survey of Tourism in Scotland' for the period 1984–1987.

For overseas visitors, 'International Passenger Survey' 1978–1987.