§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by(a) domestic and (b) foreign tourists in the UK in each quarter for each of the last 10 years. [119143]
§ Mr. CabornThe available data on quarterly expenditure by domestic and foreign tourists in the UK over the last 10 years are shown in the table.
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Quarterly expenditure by domestic and foreign tourists in the UK for each of the last 10 years1 £ million Quarter Expenditure by foreign tourists in the UK Expenditure by UK tourists in the UK Q1 1993 1,658 — Q2 1993 2,193 — Q3 1993 3,516 — Q4 1993 2,120 — 1993 total 9,487 — Q1 1994 1,688 — Q2 1994 2,343 — Q3 1994 3,649 — Q4 1994 2,105 — 1994 total 9.786 — Q2 1995 2,768 — Q3 1995 4,162 — Q4 1995 2,803 — 1995 total 11,763 20,072 Q1 1996 2,175 — Q2 1996 3,021 — Q3 1996 4,225 — Q4 1996 2,869 — 1996 total 12,290 22,041 Q1 1997 2,165 — Q2 1997 2,979 — Q3 1997 4,229 — Q4 1997 2,870 — 1997 total 12,244 24,137 Q1 1998 2,250 — Q2 1998 3,200 — Q3 1998 4,212 — Q4 1998 3,009 — 1998 total 12,671 22,814
Quarterly expenditure by domestic and foreign tourists in the UK for each of the last 10 years1 £ million Quarter Expenditure by foreign tourists in the UK Expenditure by UK tourists in the UK Q1 1999 2,412 — Q2 1999 3,064 — Q3 1999 4,148 — Q4 1999 2,874 — 1999 total 12,498 25,635 Q1 2000 2,314 4,202 Q2 2000 3,297 6,993 Q3 2000 4,284 8,998 Q4 2000 2,911 5,940 2000 total 12,805 26,133 Q1 2001 2,406 4,303 Q2 2001 2,815 5,801 Q3 2001 3,819 9,207 Q4 2001 2,266 6,782 2001 total 11,306 26,094 Q1 2002 2,065 5,096 Q2 2002 2,946 6,892 Q3 2002 4,068 8,521 Q4 2002 2,780 6,192 2002 total 11,859 26,699 1Quarterly data from the UK Tourism Survey is only available back to the start of 2000 due to a significant change in the survey methodology in 1999. Annual totals from 1995–99 were subsequently reworked to allow comparison with the data for 2000 onwards. Sources:
International Passenger Survey, UK Tourism Survey
§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to reverse the recent fall in monthly tourism nights taken by holiday makers in England. [119354]
§ Mr. CabornThe most recent statistics from the UK Tourism Survey show that UK residents took more monthly tourism nights in the UK in January and February this year than they did in the same period in 2002.
Statistics from the Office for National Statistics show that the total number of international visits to the UK, including all types of visits rather than just holidays, fell around the time of the recent war in Iraq. However figures for new arrivals in the UK in April 2003 indicate that visitor levels are recovering quickly following the end of the war.
Visit Britain is responsible for promoting Britain overseas and England domestically. On St. George's Day a new campaign called 'Enjoy England' was launched, to promote England as a tourist destination to the domestic market. A US advertising campaign was launched in June targeting key American 'gateway' cities; this campaign is a unique partnership between the public and private sectors. Visit Britain is also currently planning a European 'British Cities' campaign to be launched in autumn 2003, marketing British cities, including some 'Capital of Culture' candidates.