§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many tourism visits there were to(a) the UK, (b) England, (c) west midlands and (d) Staffordshire in each of the last four years to the latest available date. [43959]
§ Dr. HowellsThe numbers of visits by overseas residents and visits with overnight stays by UK residents are given in the table for the latest available four years.
Data for 2001 are not yet available, with the exception of total visits to the UK by overseas residents, of which there were 23.4 million.
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Million Visits by overseas residents Visits by UK residents Total visits UK 1997 25.5 162.2 187.7 1998 25.7 148.8 174.5 1999 25.4 173.1 198.5 2000 25.2 175.4 200.6 England 1997 19.6 125.6 145.2 1998 19.9 115.4 135.3 1999 21.5 137.7 159.2 2000 21.5 140.1 161.9 West Midlands 1997 1.27 1— 1— 1998 1.36 1— 1— 1999 1.43 1— 1— 2000 1.46 5.2 6.7 Staffordshire 1997 0.11 1— 1— 1998 0.14 1— 1— 1999 0.13 1— 1— 2000 0.13 1.5 1.6 1Not available. Sources:
International Passenger Survey—Office for National Statistics; UK Tourism Survey—English Tourism Council; Welsh Tourist Board; Visit Scotland; Northern Ireland Tourist Board.