§ Clive EffordTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by tourists in each(a) Government Office region and (b) local authority in the latest year for which figures are available. [69959]
§ Dr. HowellsStatistics on expenditure by tourists are not available by Government Office region nor at local authority level. They are however produced according to regional Tourist Board areas. The latest data are shown in the table.
Expenditure by tourists in the UK in 2001 £ million Domestic Tourist board region/country Inbound1 with overnight stay day trips Total Northumbria 170 630 n/a 800 Cumbria 40 740 n/a 780 North West 390 2,090 n/a 2,480 Yorkshire 250 1,450 n/a 1,700 Heart of England 650 2,830 n/a 3,480 East of England 500 1,800 n/a 2,300 South West 430 3,290 n/a 3,730 Southern 800 1,930 n/a 2,730 London 5,660 2,990 n/a 8,660 South East England 610 1,840 n/a 2,450 All England2 9,530 20,280 n/a 29,800 Wales 240 1,660 n/a 1,900 Scotland 680 3,410 n/a 4,090 Northern Ireland 100 n/a3 n/a n/a3 UK2 10,700 26,100 33,400 70,160 1 Inbound figures are provisional. 2 Figures may not sum due to small proportions of spending that have not been attributable to regions/countries. Typically this arises when a person being interviewed is unable or unwilling to give complete information. 3 Comparable data not available. Source:
International Passenger Survey
UK Tourism Survey and Leisure Day Visit Survey