HC Deb 06 March 1998 vol 307 c813W
Dr. Kumar

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the money allocated for tourism per head in Wales for the years 1995 to 1998. [32259]

Mr. Hain

Welsh Office funding for the Welsh Tourist Board in each of the last three financial years and in 1998–99 is as follows:

Year Net provision £ million Average spend per head of population £
1995–96 outturn 14.6 5.01
1996–97 outturn 14.7 5.04
1997–98 forecast outturn 15.0 5.11
1998–99 plans 14.4 4.92

It is estimated that in 1996 the total spent by tourists in Wales was £1.9 billion.