§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many tourists visited(a) Somerset and (b) Taunton Deane in (i) 2001 and (ii) 2000. [73273]
§ Dr. HowellsSouth West Tourism reports that in 2000 Somerset received a total of 12.09 million visits, including day visits, of which 2.18 million were made to Taunton Deane.
Detailed visit data are not yet available for 2001. However, United Kingdom Tourism Survey data show that 3.32 million visits involving stays of one or more nights were made to Somerset in 2001.