§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the total earnings from tourism in Wales in each year since 1981; and if he will break the figures down according to(a) earnings from United Kingdom staying visits, (b) overseas visitors and (c) day visitors.
§ Sir Wyn Roberts[pursuant to his reply, 19 October 1992, columns 132–33]: Unfortunately an incorrect figure was given, the correct answer is as follows: Estimates of expenditure by overnight visitors to Wales are given in the following table. Estimates of expenditure by day visitors are available only for the financial year ending on 31 March 1989 when an estimated £229 million was spent in Wales. (Source: The Leisure Day Visits survey 1988–89, conducted by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys on behalf of the Department of Employment and the British Tourist Authority.)
Expenditure by overnight visitors to Wales1 £ million Year United Kingdom visitors2 Overseas visitors 1981 n.a. 50 1982 n.a. 55 1983 n.a. 85 1984 n.a. 90 1985 n.a. 95 1986 n.a. 100 1987 n.a. 120 1988 n.a. 100 1989 985 120 1990 900 130 1991 900 130 Sources: United Kingdom Travel Survey, International Passenger Survey.
1These estimates, derived from: sample surveys and thus subject to potential random sampling errors, have been rounded to the nearest £5 million.
2Since 1989 information has been obtained from the United Kingdom Tourism Survey (UKTS), sponsored jointly by the statutory tourist hoards from: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. It is not possible to make a direct comparison between the results of this latter survey and those of earlier surveys.