HC Deb 31 October 1990 vol 178 cc550-2W
Mr. Darling

To 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 Lloyd

The available information is by nationality and is given in the following table. Information for the third quarter of 1990 is not yet available.

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.