§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list(a) the per capita grant 49W in aid and (b) the grant in aid awarded to (i) the British Tourist Authority, (ii) the English tourist board, (iii) the Wales tourist board, (iv) the Scottish tourist board and (v) the Northern Ireland tourist board in each year since 1979. [15314]
British tourist authority English tourist board Scottish tourist board Wales tourist board Northern Ireland tourist board GIA £ million £ per head population GIA £ million £ per head population GIA £ million £ per head population GIA £ million £ per head population GIA £ million £ per head population 1979–80 12.8 0.23 10.3 0.22 4.3 0.83 3.7 1.32 3.9 2.55 1980–81 14.2 0.26 11.5 0.25 5.2 1.00 4.3 1.54 4.8 3.14 1981–82 16.2 0.30 12.7 0.27 6.1 1.18 5.1 1.82 5.3 3.46 1982–83 18.1 0.33 14.9 0.32 7.2 1.40 5.6 2.00 5.2 3.38 1983–84 16.9 0.31 14.9 0.32 8.1 1.57 5.0 1.79 4.5 2.92 1984–85 17.3 0.31 17.7 0.38 10.0 1.94 6.4 2.29 5.1 3.29 1985–86 17.1 0.31 16.7 0.35 8.7 1.69 7.7 2.75 5.4 3.46 1986–87 20.6 0.37 20.3 0.43 9.1 1.78 7.9 2.82 5.6 3.57 1987–88 22.0 0.40 23.3 0.49 9.1 1.78 8.8 3.14 5.0 3.16 1988–89 23.7 0.43 25.8 0.54 9.9 1.94 9.3 3.26 5.4 3.42 1989–90 25.6 0.46 21.8 0.46 11.9 2.34 10.0 3.48 5.7 3.61 1990–91 27.5 0.49 17.2 0.36 12.3 2.41 10.6 3.68 7.5 4.72 1991–92 29.2 0.52 20.0 0.42 12.8 2.51 11.4 3.94 7.1 4.44 1992–93 30.9 0.55 18 0.37 13.6 2.66 13.7 4.72 11.6 7.16 1993–94 32.2 0.57 14.9 0.31 13.8 2.70 13.8 4.76 12.1 7.42 1994–95 33.2 0.59 11.3 0.23 17.4 3.39 14.4 4.95 12.5 7.62 1995–96 34.5 0.61 10.0 0.20 16.9 3.29 14.7 5.03 13.7 8.38 Sources:
Population Estimates Unit (OPCS) 1979–1994.
Government Actuaries Department 1995.
(1992—based projections).
The British Tourist Authority is responsible for marketing Great Britain overseas. The grant per capita for BTA has therefore been calculated using the total population of England, Wales and Scotland.