§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of visitors to the United Kingdom admitted in each quarter of 1990 showing the numbers by country of embarkation.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe available information is by nationality and is given in the following table. Information for the third quarter of 1990 is not yet available.
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Ordinary and business visitors admitted to the United Kingdom by nationality, first half of 1990 Geographical region/Nationality Total visitor admissions1 1st quarter 2nd quarter Western Europe (excluding EC) Austria 20,000 36,900 Cyprus 6,130 7,200 Finland 25,300 38,100 Malta 7,030 7,390 Norway 51,900 68,600 Sweden 90,000 129,000 Switzerland 41,000 76,500 Turkey 9,570 11,200 Yugoslavia 9,160 12,100 Western Europe (excluding EC) 260,000 387,000 Eastern Europe Bulgaria 1,750 1,580 Czechoslovakia 3,320 6,470 German Democratic Republic 2,010 6,910 Hungary 3,540 6,000 Poland 6,600 10,200 Romania 930 1,460 USSR 5,510 8,240 Eastern Europe 23,600 40,900 Europe (excluding EC) 284,000 428,000 Americas Argentina 3,370 5,280 Barbados 470 1,500 Brazil 12,200 14,000 Canada 67,900 157,000 Chile 1,470 2,420 Colombia 1,630 4,120 Cuba 200 130 Guyana 520 880 Jamaica 2,450 4,940 Mexico 3,740 9,420 Peru 1,090 1,660 Trinidad and Tobago 1,150 2,710 USA 362,000 686,000 Uruguay 700 1,280 Venezuela 1,150 2,000 Americas 460,000 894,000 Africa Algeria 3,760 2,860 Egypt 4,680 6,870 Ethiopia 900 1,350 Ghana 3,950 5,210 Kenya 3,530 6,360 Libya 410 500 Mauritius 1,990 4,160 Morocco 3,060 2,160 Nigeria 15,000 17,800 Sierra Leone 990 1,310 Somalia 220 350 South Africa 15,300 32,200 Sudan 1,410 3,980 Tanzania 1,580 2,700 Tunisia 1,540 1,020 Uganda 1,250 1,690 Zambia 2,230 2,400 Zimbabwe 3,270 5,870 Africa 65,100 98,000 Asia Indian sub-continent Bangladesh 1,860 3,200 India 22,700 58,700
Geographical region/Nationality Total visitor admissions1 1st quarter 2nd quarter Pakistan 10,900 20,600 Indian sub-continent 35,400 82,500 Middle East Iran 5,190 6,390 Iraq 4,190 6,300 Israel 16,400 21,000 Jordan 4,240 3,550 Kuwait 4,160 6,040 Lebanon 3,090 4,140 Saudi Arabia 4,920 7,320 Syria 450 610 Middle East 42,600 55,400 Remainder of Asia China 2,000 2,740 Indonesia 1,520 4,950 Japan 155,000 120,000 Malaysia 6,220 14,600 Philippines 2,090 7,170 Singapore 4,280 15,400 Sri Lanka 2,080 3,870 Thailand 2,870 9,320 BDTC Hong Kong 7,430 12,000 Remainder of Asia 183,000 190,000 Asia 261,000 328,000 Australasia Australia 45,400 106,000 New Zealand 8,580 27,800 Australasia 54,000 134,000 British Overseas Citizens 1,440 2,160 Other countries not elsewhere specified 25,800 40,600 Stateless 9,770 20,000 All Nationalities (excluding EC) 1,160,000 1,950,000 1 Provisional.