§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the origin of British domestic holidaymakers to Wales according to each United Kingdom standardised region for each year since 1985; and if he will indicate in each instance the percentage from each region embarking on(a) all holidays, (b) short stays of one to three nights and (c) long stays of four nights and over.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe requested figures are given in the following tables. This information is derived from sample surveys so may be subject to sampling variability.
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Origin of British domestic holiday tourists to Wales by standard region and length of stay 1985 per cent. All holidays 1–3 nights 4+ nights North 2 2 2 Yorkshire and Humberside 4 3 4 North West 27 31 25 East Midlands 3 3 3 West Midlands 24 24 23 East Anglia 1 1 2 South East 18 14 21 South West 4 2 4 Wales 15 20 13 Scotland 2 — 2
1986 per cent. All holidays 1–3 nights 4+ nights North 1 — 1 Yorkshire and Humberside 4 1 5 North West 30 25 33 East Midlands 3 3 3 West Midlands 20 24 18 East Anglia 2 1 4 South East 18 12 19 South West 4 6 3 Wales 17 28 11 Scotland 1 — 2
1987 per cent. All holidays 1–3 nights 4+ nights North 2 1 3 Yorkshire and Humberside 6 5 7 North West 26 22 29 East Midlands 5 4 6 West Midlands 24 30 20 East Anglia 1 — 1 South East 14 12 15 South West 5 3 6 Wales 15 21 12 Scotland 2 1 2
1988 per cent. All holidays 1–3 nights 4+ nights North 3 3 2 Yorkshire and Humberside 5 3 7 North West 19 24 16 East Midlands 8 2 12 West Midlands 20 25 17 East Anglia 1 — 1 South East 20 12 25 South West 6 8 5 Wales 17 23 13 Scotland 1 — 1 SourceBritish Tourism Survey (monthly).
Origin of British domestic tourists to Wales by standard region and length of stay 1989 per cent. All holidays 1–3 nights 4+ nights North 2 1 2 Yorkshire and Humberside 3 2 4 North West 20 20 20 East Midlands 5 3 7 West Midlands 20 22 19 East Anglia 1 1 2 South East 17 10 22 South West 7 7 7 Wales 22 32 15 Scotland 2 — 2 250W
Origin of British domestic holiday tourists to Wales by standard region and length of stay 1986 per cent. All holidays 1–3 nights 4+ nights North 2 1 3 Yorkshire and Humberside 4 3 5 North West 21 18 24
All holidays 1–3 nights 4+ nights East Midlands 4 3 6 West Midlands 21 25 18 East Anglia 1 — 2 South East 18 17 20 South West 6 6 7 Wales 20 28 13 Scotland 1 — 2
Origin of British domestic holiday tourists to Wales by standard region and length of stay 1991 per cent. All holidays 1–3 nights 4+ nights North 1 — 2 Yorkshire and Humberside 5 4 6 North West 24 23 24 East Midlands 4 3 5 West Midlands 21 21 21 East Anglia 1 1 1 South East 16 10 20 South West 4 5 4 Wales 22 34 15 Scotland 1 — 2 SourceBritish Tourism Survey (monthly).
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the expenditure of the Wales tourist board in each year from 1985–86, broken down into(a) grant-in-aid and (b) projects.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe requested figures are in the following table:
Wales Tourist Board expenditure £ thousand Year Grant-in-aid Projects 1985–86 5,195 2,500 1986–87 5,345 2,542 1987–88 5,736 3,101 1988–89 5,891 3,453 1989–90 6,532 3,419 1990–91 7,249 3,378 1991–92 7,754 3,617 1992–93 9,972 3,810 Source: Wales Tourist Board.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the distribution of non-business overseas visitors in Wales in each year since 1985, indicating(a) the number of visits, (b) the number of nights stayed and (c) the amount spent in (i) North Wales, (ii) Mid Wales, (iii) South Wales and (iv) unspecified parts of Wales.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe requested figures are given in the following tables. Visitors from Ireland and the Channel Islands are excluded. This information is derived from a sample survey and so may be subject to sampling variability.
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Number of visits of non-business overseas visitors to Wales Thousands 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 North Wales 173 147 153 138 163 168 156 Mid Wales 67 68 68 76 71 67 69 South Wales 273 242 278 267 309 320 306 Unspecified parts of Wales 38 19 27 32 26 46 28 Source: International Passenger Survey.
Number of nights stayed by non-business overseas visitors in Wales Millions 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 North Wales 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.2 Mid Wales 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 South Wales 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.3 2.7 2.5 Unspecified parts of Wales 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 Source: International Passenger Survey.
Expenditure of non-business overseas visitors in Wales £ millions 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 North Wales 21 18 23 19 24 27 26 Mid Wales 8 8 15 8 8 15 10 South Wales 53 48 54 46 56 63 61 Unspecified parts of Wales 3 2 8 5 4 5 6 Source: International Passenger Survey.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures on the section 4 grants and loans assistance given to tourist projects in Wales in each year since 1985–86, indicating(a) the number of projects
Section 4 grants and loans assistance given to tourist projects in Wales Number of schemes Grant approved £ Capital cost £ Average grant assistance £ Average capital costs £ 1985–86 162 3,398,351 15,689,278 20,977 96,847 1986–87 130 2,907,594 15,838,420 22,366 121,834 1987–88 103 2,259,549 15,520,350 21,937 150,683 1988–89 218 3,888,399 22,675,916 17,837 104,018 1989–90 167 3,843,485 42,170,319 23,015 252,517 1990–91 164 3,253,776 20,313,392 19,840 123,862 1991–92 249 3,979,585 22,628,716 15,982 90,878 1992–93 486 4,790,045 26,722,226 9,856 54,984 Source: Wales Tourist Board.