§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many overseas visitors there were to each of the national museums and galleries in the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion this represented of visitors in each case. [2693]
§ Tessa Jowell[holding answer 9 July 2001]: The estimated numbers and proportions of overseas visitors to each of the national museums and galleries sponsored by my Department in 1999–2000 are contained in the table.
Estimate of overseas visitors to national museums and galleries sponsored by DCMS 1999–2000 Museum/Gallery Overseas visitor numbers(thousands) As a percentage of total visitors British Museum 4,204 77 Natural History Museum 638 38 Imperial War Museum 526 39 National Gallery 2,500 50 National Maritime Museum 391 46 National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside 41 6 National Portrait Gallery 110 11 National Museum of Science and Industry 400 14 Tate Gallery 850 34 Victoria and Albert Museum 611 48 Wallace Collection 73 40 Royal Armouries 11 5 Total 10.354 43 Note:
These figures are based on visitor surveys.