HC Deb 17 November 1987 vol 122 cc516-7W
60. Mr. Gale

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many day trips were made to Britain last year; and what was the comparable figure in each of the past six years.

Mr. Lee

The number of day trips to the United Kingdom by overseas residents in 1986 is shown below together with comparable figures for the previous six years. These data exclude visitors from the Republic of Ireland, for whom day-trip figures are not available.

Day-trips to the United Kingdom 1980 to 1986 (excluding visitors from Republic of Ireland)
Number
1980 700,000
1981 552,000
1982 434,000
1983 533,000
1984 519,000
1985 556,000
1986 674,000