§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will set out the Exchequer grant for the promotion and support of tourism for each of the years 1979–80 to 1995–96, at 1979 prices and expressed per head of population, for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. [2158]
§ Mr. Sproat[holding answer 27 November 1995]: The total Government grant to the statutory tourist boards, expressed in 1979 prices—millions of pounds—for each year from 1979 to 1995, and expressed per head of population—pounds—for the countries covered by the boards, was as follows:
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Wales tourist board Northern Ireland tourist board GIA £ million £ per head population GIA £ million £ per head population 1979–80 3.7 1.32 3.9 2.55 1980–81 3.6 1.28 4.1 2.67 1981–82 3.9 1.39 4.1 2.67 1982–83 4.0 1.43 3.7 2.41 1983–84 3.4 1.21 3.1 2.01 1984–85 4.2 1.50 3.4 2.19 1985–86 4.8 1.71 3.4 2.18 1986–87 4.8 1.70 3.4 2.17 1987–88 5.0 1.76 2.9 1.84 1988–89 5.0 1.75 2.9 1.84 1989–90 5.0 1.74 2.9 1.83 1990–91 4.9 1.70 3.5 2.20 1991–92 5.0 1.73 3.1 1.94 1992–93 5.8 2.00 4.9 3.03 1993–94 5.6 1.93 4.9 3.00 1994–95 5.7 1.96 5.0 3.05 1995–96 5.7 1.95 5.3 3.24 Sources:
Population Estimates Unit (OPCS) 1979–1994.
Government Actuaries Department 1995.
(1992—based projections).
The British Tourist Authority is responsible for marketing Great Britain overseas. The grant per capita for BTA has therefore been calculated using the total population of England, Wales and Scotland.