§ 56. Mr. Lomasasked the Lord President of the Council what are the estimated figures of the number of visitors to the Palace of Westminster during June and July for the past 10 years.
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§ Mr. CrossmanFollowing are the figures:
NUMBER OF VISITORS ADMITTED TO THE LINE OF ROUTE ON SITTING DAYS IN JUNE AND JULY 1957–1966 INCLUSIVE Year June July 1957 … … … 5,218 20,289 (9) (23) 1958 … … … 6,198 15,216 (15) (23) 1959 … … … 10,403 17,031 (21) (21) 1960 … … … 9,121 15,928 (12) (21) 1961 … … … 10,773 16,198 (22) (21) 1962 … … … 4,810 18,870 (10) (22) 1963 … … … 5,927 19,637 (10) (23) 1964 … … … 10,791 17,960 (21) (23) 1965 … … … 13,822 21,513 (17) (22) 1966 … … … 11,542 21,381 (13) (21) NOTE:
Figures in brackets denote the number of sitting days on which the Line of Route was opened.
The comparable figure for June, 1967, is 8,479 (10).
NUMBER OF VISITORS ADMITTED TO THE LINE OF ROUTE ON SATURDAYS AND OTHER PUBLIC DAYS IN JUNE AND JULY 1957–1966 INCLUSIVE Year June July 1957 … … … 38,255 35,831 1958 … … … 20,467 32,674 1959 … … … 21,498 38,106 1960 … … … 30,586 48,968 1961 … … … 21,216 42,828 1962 … … … 46,181 42,295 1963 … … … 39,089 36,043 1964 … … … 23,200 33,089 1965 … … … 48,313 62,447 1966 … … … 31,216 48,617 NOTE:
The comparable figure for June, 1967 is 30,003.