HL Deb 31 October 1980 vol 414 cc739-40WA
Lord VAIZEY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many visitors there were to Kew Gardens, and what were the

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW
NUMBER OF VISITORS AND ADMISSION RECEIPTS 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980 (to 30th September)
1977 1978 1979 1980
Total Receipts £ Total Receipts £ Total Receipt £ Total† Receipts * £
January 25,085 250.85 22,101 221.01 15,979 159.79 27,651 2,765.10
February 42,122 421.22 22,537 225.37 26,072 260.72 32,825 3,282.50
March 57,039 570.39 84,796 847.96 42,989 429.89 54,744 5,474.4
April 138,620 1,386.20 118,316 1,183.16 137,560 1,375.60 143,180 14,318.00
May 170,707 1,707.07 212,682 2,126.82 148,413 1,484.13 182,284 18,228.40
June 129,984 1,299.84 145,998 1,459.98 133,061 1,330.61 103,694 10,369.40
July 193,731 1,937.31 164,528 1,645.28 165,840 1,658.40 111,565 11,156.50
August 191,752 1,917.52 202,077 2,020.77 162,782 1,627.82 162,302 16,230.20
September 107,421 1,074.21 109,798 1,097.98 112,157 1,121.57 82,962 8,296.20
October 87,905 879.05 79,212 792.12 76,973 769.73
November 30,765 307.65 32,833 328.33 25,030 250.30
December 22,813 228.13 15,571 155.71 19,994 199.94
1,197,944 £11,979.44 1,210,449 £12,104.49 1,066,850 £10,668.50 901,207 £90,120.70
Number of children in organised school parties (admitted free of charge) 14,041 12,110 12,133 11,898
Total 1,211,985 1,222,559 1,078,983 913,105
Number of Season Ticket Holders ‡ 83 89.64 81 87.48 300 341.85 1,819 1,819.00
£12,069.08 £12,191.99 £l1,010.35 £91,939.70
* Admission charges increased from lp to l0p with effect from 1st January 1980.
† Children under 10 admitted free of charge.
‡ Individual visits not recorded.

receipts, for each of the months in 1977, 1978, 1979 and to the latest available month in 1980.

The MINISTER of STATE, MINISTRY of AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES and FOOD (Earl Ferrers): The number of visitors, and receipts from admissions, to Kew Gardens in these months were as follows:

House adjourned at seventeen minutes past twelve o'clock