§ Baroness Anelay of St Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their estimate of the contribution made to the United Kingdom economy by business tourism; and what percentage this sum represents as a proportion of all tourism income in the United Kingdom. [HL1452]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Blackstone)According to estimates by the Business Tourism Partnership, business tourism is worth some £15 billion per year, of which £11 billion comes from domestic tourism and £4 billion from inbound visitors. This represents 20 per cent of tourism expenditure in the UK.
§ Baroness Anelay of St Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their estimate of the number of people employed directly and indirectly by the business tourism sector. [HL1453]
§ Baroness BlackstoneThe Business Tourism Partnership has estimated that business tourism employs some 530,000 people directly and indirectly.