HC Deb 20 April 1993 vol 223 cc61-2W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many visits of four nights' duration or longer were undertaken by British tourists in(a) Britain and (b) abroad on each year since 1985.

Mr. Key

The available information is contained in the table.

(a) Domestic tourists in the Great Britain1/United Kingdom2The number of visits of four nights' duration or longer is as follows:

Trips millions
19851 47
19861 51
19871 49
19881 49
19892 43
19902 39
19912 40

Sources:

1985–1988 figures—British Tourism Survey Monthly.

1989–1991 figures—United Kingdom Tourism Survey.

1 The British Tourism Survey Monthly (covering the period 1985–1988) refers to tourist trips in Great Britain.

2 The United Kingdom Tourism Survey (covering the period1989–1991) refers to tourist trips in the United Kingdom.

(b) Visits by United Kingdom residents Abroad1The number of visits of five nights' duration or longer2 are shown below:

Trips (millions)
1985 15
1986 18
31987
1988 21
1989 22
1990 17
1991 21

Source:

International Passenger Survey.

1 The figures exclude visits to the Irish Republic.

2 It is not possible to provide figures for trips of four nights' duration or longer from 1985 to 1991. The International Passenger Survey does, however, supply data on trips of five nights' duration or longer for the period.

3 The 1987 figure for the number of visits of five nights' duration or longer is not available.