HC Deb 29 July 1997 vol 299 cc165-6W
Mr. Fabricant

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many overseas visitors came to Britain in each year since 1979. [10835]

Mr. Clarke

[holding answer 28 July 1997]: The number of visits made by overseas residents to the United Kingdom in each year from 1979 is as shown in the following table.

Year Visits made to the UK by overseas residents
1979 12,486,000
1980 12,421,000
1981 11,452,000
1982 11,636,000
1983 12,464,000
1984 13,644,000
1985 14,449,000
1986 13,897,000
1987 15,566,000
1988 15,799,000
1989 17,338,000
1990 18,013,000
1991 17,125,000
1992 18,535,000
1993 19,863,000
1994 21,034,000
1995 24,008,000
1996 26,070,000

Source:

International Passenger Survey, Office for National Statistics.