HC Deb 02 May 1996 vol 276 c620W
17. Mr. Nigel Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of tourists from the United States of America who visited Northern Ireland in 1995. [26391]

Mr. Ancram

The total number of tourists from the United States of America who visited Northern Ireland in 1995 was 83,000 which represents an increase of 54 per cent. on 1994. Within this total, the number of pure holiday visitors increased by 114 per cent. from 22,000 in 1994 to 47,000 in 1995.