§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much revenue she estimates tourism has generated for(a) Somerset and (b) the South West region in the last five years for which figures are available. [184649]
§ Mr. CabornThe information is as follows.
(a) The available figures for tourism expenditure in Somerset are shown in the table. Figures for tourism day trips are only available at regional level.
53W(b) The available figures for tourism expenditure in the South West region are shown in the second table.
Tourism expenditure in the South West region by year1 £ million Type of tourism 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Overnight stays by overseas residents 694 734 634 741 663 Overnight stays by domestic residents 2n/a 3,122 3,291 3,901 nya Tourism day trips by domestic residents n/a n/a n/a 2,100 n/a Total n/a n/a n/a 6,742 n/a n/a = not available nya = not yet available 1 Sample sizes at this level of detail will be small which means that the estimates will be subject to a high margin of error. Particular caution should therefore be exercised when comparing any two of the estimates. 2 Figures for overnight stays by domestic tourists are taken from the UK Tourism Survey. Comparable figures at regional level prior to 2000 are not available due to a major change in survey methodology. Sources: International Passenger Survey UK Tourism Survey GB Leisure Day Visits Survey.