§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the percentage of British domestic non-business visitors to Wales staying in(a) licensed hotels, (b) unlicensed hotels/guest houses/bed and breakfast, (c) holiday camps, (d) camping, (e) touring caravan, (f) static caravan, (g) rented property, (h) second home and (i) other in each year from 1985 onwards.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information requested is given in the following table:
435WSecond home3244224
Other 202930262629
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the percentage of British domestic non-business visitors to Wales staying in(a) licensed hotels, (b) unlicensed hotels/guest houses/bed and breakfast, (c) holiday camps, (d) camping, accommodation,(e) touring caravan, (f) static caravan, (g) rented property, (h) second home and (i) other in each year from 1985 onwards; and if he will break the figures down to include (i) all overseas visitors, (ii) European visitors and (iii) visitors from the rest of the world.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information requested that is available is given in the following table:
Overseas visitors to Wales 19911 Percentage Licensed hotels 21 Unlicensed hotels/ guest houses/ bed and breakfast 29 Camping 5
Location of holidays by domestic (United Kingdom) visitors to Wales1 Percentage 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 Seaside 49 48 34 47 54 61 Small town 6 9 8 7 16 13 Large city/large town 4 5 10 12 8 9 Countryside/village 33 31 43 27 26 21 Not specified 8 8 6 9 — — 1 Information is not available for 1989. Source:
1985 British Home Tourism Survey
1986–88 British Tourism Survey (monthly)
1990–91 United Kingdom Tourism Survey
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the mode of transport used by British domestic tourists visiting Wales, showing the
Mode of transport used by British domestic tourists visiting Wales percentage 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Car 78 72 80 83 81 83 85 Scheduled bus/coach 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 Coach tour 3 6 5 2 4 3 3 Train 6 6 5 6 6 5 4 Other 9 12 6 6 4 5 5 Source:
1985 British Home Tourism Survey
1986–88 British Tourism Survey (Monthly)
1990–91 United Kingdom Tourism Survey
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Percentage Touring caravan 1 Static caravan 1 Rented property 2 Other 41 1 Information is not available for previous years. Source; Overseas Visitor Survey.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the location of holidays undertaken by British domestic tourists in Wales in each year from 1985 onwards indicating the percentage staying(a) at the seaside, (b) in a small town, (c) in a large town, (d) in the countryside and (e) unspecified.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information requested is given in the following table:
percentage travelling (a) by car, (b) by scheduled bus/coach (c) by coach tour, (d) by train and (e) other in each year since 1985.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information requested is given in the following table:
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§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the distribution of British domestic tourists in Wales in each year since 1985 indicating(a) the number of trips, (b) the number of nights stayed and (c) the amount spent in (i) north Wales, (ii) mid-Wales, (iii) south Wales and (iv) Wales, unspecified.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information requested is in the following table:
Domestic tourists in Wales Millions Trips Nights Amount spent (£) 1985 North Wales 4.3 21.0 194 Mid Wales 2.0 9.0 96 South Wales 4.7 20.0 210 1986 North Wales 4.4 24.0 177 Mid Wales 2.4 12.0 121 South Wales 5.2 24.0 202 1987 North Wales 4.0 18.0 216 Mid Wales 1.7 9.5 123 South Wales 5.6 22.5 246 1988 North Wales 3.5 19.0 256 Mid Wales 1.9 8.0 100
Accommodation used by British domestic tourists in Wales—All tourism trips Percentage 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Hotels/guest houses/bed and breakfasts 18 20 15 23 16 21 17 Self catering 12 9 7 7 7 13 11 Holiday camps 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 Other 66 68 76 66 74 63 68 Source:
1985 British Home Tourism Survey
1986–88 British Tourism Survey (monthly)
1989–91 United Kingdom Tourism Survey