HC Deb 07 February 1994 vol 237 cc89-90W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much central Government money was spent per head of the population on encouraging tourism in Wales for each year since 1979.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The information in the table represents central Government support to the Wales tourist board per head of the population in cash terms:

Central Government support to Wales Tourist Board 1978–79 to 1993–94
Year £ per head of population in Wales1
1978–79 1.2
1979–80 1.3
1980–81 1.5
1981–82 1.8
1982–83 2.0
1983–84 1.8
1984–85 2.3
1985–86 2.7
1986–87 2.8
1987–88 3.1
1988–89 3.3
1989–90 3.5
1990–91 3.7
1991–92 3.9
1992–93 4.6
21993–94 4.8

Source: Wales tourist board and OPCS

1Population estimates are Registrar General's mid-year estimates of resident population.

2 Projected population from the Government Actuary's Department.