§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has on the percentage of the gross domestic product in the United Kingdom which has been spent on foreign travel by British citizens travelling abroad in 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990.
§ Mr. MaplesThe percentage of gross domestic product which has been spent on foreign travel by British citizens travelling abroad is as follows:
Percentage 1960 0.72 1970 0.74 1980 1.18 1989 1.84 1990 1— 1 Data not yet available. These figures have been derived from gross domestic product data and travel data which are found on the CSO database, which can be accessed through the House of Commons Library.