Tourism

HC Deb 13 February 1990 vol 167 cc214-5W

62. Mr. Summerson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many self-employed people are currently employed in the tourism industry.

Mr. Nicholls

The latest available estimate from the labour force survey indicates that there were 204,000 self-employed workers in tourism-related industries in spring 1988, 4,000 more than in spring 1987.

Mr. Butterfill

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the total international tourism revenue figures for the United Kingdom for each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Nicholls

The table gives the earnings from overseas visitors to the United Kingdom for each of the last 10 complete years plus the current year to date, at current prices.

Year	Earnings (£ millions)
1979	2,797
1980	2,961
1981	2,970
1982	3,188
1983	4,003
1984	4,614
1985	5,442
1986	5,553
1987	6,260
1988	6,193
11989	6,285
1To November.

72. Mr. Conway

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what the United Kingdom currently earns from international tourism; and what information he has on which countries earn more from international tourism than the United Kingdom.

Mr. Nicholls

It is estimated that overseas residents spent £6.2 billion in the United Kingdom in 1988. In 1987 the United Kingdom was ranked 5th in terms of international tourism receipts after the United States of America, Spain, Italy and France.

70. Mr. Knapman

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the change in the number of jobs in the tourism industry in the 10 years to 1989.

Mr. Nicholls

Between September 1979 and September 1989, the estimated number of employees in employment in tourism-related industries in Great Britain rose by 216,000 to 1,374,000. In addition, it is estimated from the labour force survey that there were 204,000 self-employed workers in tourism-related industries in spring 1988, 41,000 more than in spring 1981.

67. Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total value of expenditure in the United Kingdom by overseas visitors in 1989.

Mr. Nicholls

It is provisionally estimated that overseas residents spent £6,285 million in the United Kingdom during the first 11 months of 1989, the latest period for which results are available. This is 9 per cent. higher than in the equivalent period of 1988.