§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of overseas visitors enter the United Kingdom by(a) plane and (b) ship; and in (i) the latest available annual period, and (ii) 10 years previously.
§ Mr. LeeThe information readily available from the international passenger survey relates to the mode of transport used by overseas visitors when leaving the United Kingdom rather than when arriving. During 1987, 66 per cent. of overseas visitors left the United Kingdom by air and 34 per cent. left by sea. The equivalent figures for 1977 were 59 per cent. and 41 per cent.