HC Deb 09 May 1989 vol 152 c404W
Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total value of tourism in Scotland in each of the years from May 1979 to April 1989.

Mr. Lang

Figures for 1988 and 1989 are not yet available.

Domestic/Overseas Tourism Expenditure
£ million Cash prices
1979 590
1980 659
1981 718
1982 760
1983 897
1984 1,423
1985 1,421
1986 1,576
1987 1,894

Source: Domestic: British Tourism Survey up to 1983, National Survey of Tourism in Scotland from 1983, Overseas: International Passenger Survey.

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