§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many visitors visited(a) the Brecon Beacons, (b) the Norfolk Broads, (c) Dartmoor, (d) Snowdonia, (e) Exmoor, (f) the Lake District, (g) Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, (h) the North York Moors, (i) Northumberland, (j) the Peak District, (k) the Pembrokeshire Coast and (l) the Yorkshire Dales in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000, (v) 2001, (vi) 2002 and (vii) 2003 to date. [119144]
§ Alun MichaelStatistics are not collected annually. The last comprehensive visitor survey of the national parks was undertaken in 1994. The figures for national parks in England and Wales are given in the following table. A new survey is to be undertaken in 2004.298W
National park Visitor days Norfolk Broads 5,361,000 Dartmoor 3,825,000 Exmoor 1,397,000 Lake District 13,925,000 North York Moors 7,790,000 Northumberland 1,408,000 Peak District 12,400,000 Yorkshire Dales 8,303,000 Pembrokeshire Coast 4,622,000 Snowdonia 6,568,000 Brecon Beacons 3,622,000 Policy for national parks in Wales is a matter for the National Assembly for Wales. The national parks in Scotland come under the responsibility of the Scottish Parliament, which has established them, and did not exist at the time of the 1994 Survey.