HC Deb 17 July 1968 vol 768 cc228-9W
Mr. Cordle

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the average length of stay of visitors to this country.

Mr. William Rodgers

About 17 days in 1967.

Mr. Cordle

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many foreign visitors have come to Great Britain so far this year; and how this compares with the figures for similar periods in each of the last five years.

Mr. William Rodgers

The figures, which are available only for the United Kingdom as a whole, are for the five months January to May:

1968 … … … 865,312
1967 … … … 758,497
1966 … … … 672,095
1965 … … … 600,211
1964 … … … 540,860
1963 … … … 453,127