Cycling Holidays (Hansard, 22 February 1993)

HC Deb 22 February 1993 vol 219 cc443-4W 443W

§ Mr. Elletson
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what information his Department has about the numbers of people who take cycling holidays in Britain each year.
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§ Mr. Key
The United Kingdom travel survey indicates the figure in 1991 for people who take holidays in Britain with the primary interest is cycling as 1 per cent. (approximately 0.58 million trips).
However, 3 per cent. (around 1.74 million) of British tourists taking holidays in the same year stated they engaged in cycling as part of their leisure activities.