§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what share of United Kingdom gross domestic product the tourism industry accounted for in(a) 1978–79 and (b) 1996–97. [10833]
§ Mr. Tom Clarke[holding answer 28 July 1997]: Expenditure by tourists was equivalent to between 5 and 6 per cent. of GDP in both 1978 and 1996.
§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people were employed in the United Kingdom tourism industry in(a) 1979 and (b) 1996. [10834]
§ Mr. Clarke[holding answer 28 July 1997]: In September 1979 there were 1.3 million people employed in tourism-related industries in Great Britain. In 1996 this figure was 1.8 million.