§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the hotel occupancy rates were in Northern Ireland in each(a) year and (b) month in the last 20 years. [178842]
§ Mr. GardinerThe table provided by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board gives the breakdown of annual and monthly percentage room and bedspace occupancy levels for Northern Ireland.
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Hotel occupancy1 Percentage rate January February March April May June 2004 Room 46 56 56 — — — Bedspace 28 37 35 — — — 2003 Room 40 51 52 55 60 66 Bedspace 24 32 32 36 39 41 2002 Room 41 53 51 53 62 63 Bedspace 23 31 32 34 38 41 2001 Room 41 50 49 49 58 66 Bedspace 22 29 29 31 35 40 2000 Room 39 46 50 58 62 63 Bedspace 22 28 29 38 38 39 1999 Room 40 47 47 51 58 63 Bedspace 23 28 30 33 36 41 1998 Room 43 53 50 53 59 64 Bedspace 24 31 28 32 34 39 1997 Room 39 51 51 52 53 59 Bedspace 22 31 33 32 34 37 1996 Room 44 55 56 58 66 67 Bedspace 25 32 34 36 42 44 1995 Room 46 55 62 60 67 72 Bedspace 27 33 39 42 44 48 1994 Room 36 48 50 49 54 57 Bedspace 21 27 28 31 34 35 1993 Room 37 51 49 48 53 62 Bedspace 23 31 31 32 37 40 1992 Room 34 46 46 46 51 54 Bedspace 21 29 28 32 35 36 1991 Room 37 42 44 48 56 57 Bedspace 22 27 30 32 38 37 1990 Room 33 45 53 49 59 62 Bedspace 21 28 34 33 40 40 1989 Room 37 47 49 53 56 55 Bedspace 23 31 32 34 36 37 1988 Room 35 44 46 46 45 52 Bedspace 22 26 29 31 32 33 1987 Room 33 49 46 49 51 52 Bedspace 21 30 29 33 35 35 1986 Room 31 42 41 42 47 50 Bedspace 19 25 26 27 31 33 1985 Room 37 42 45 49 51 51 Bedspace 24 27 27 34 36 35 1984 Room 30 41 42 44 49 51 Bedspace 19 27 28 31 35 35 1983 Room 29 34 42 41 42 45 Bedspace 19 21 28 29 30 32 1982 Room 25 30 35 32 38 37 Bedspace 16 19 22 22 26 25 1981 Room 30 37 38 33 34 34 Bedspace 19 23 24 23 22 22
Hotel occupancy1 Percentage rate January February March April May June 1980 Room 32 33 34 35 36 41 Bedspace 19 21 23 23 24 27
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July August September October November December Year average 2004 Room — — — — — — — Bedspace — — — — — — — 2003 Room 56 66 68 61 56 46 56 Bedspace 40 49 43 39 34 30 37 2002 Room 54 60 61 56 50 39 53 Bedspace 38 42 38 35 31 25 34 2001 Room 51 62 62 55 53 41 53 Bedspace 35 44 38 34 31 27 33 2000 Room 52 59 62 55 50 43 53 Bedspace 36 40 38 33 28 26 33 1999 Room 54 59 66 59 54 41 53 Bedspace 37 41 41 38 31 25 34 1998 Room 51 60 61 53 51 38 53 Bedspace 34 41 36 33 29 24 32 1997 Room 45 59 66 62 56 45 53 Bedspace 30 41 41 37 32 27 33 1996 Room 52 60 62 56 57 41 56 Bedspace 36 43 39 34 33 26 35 1995 Room 61 70 75 65 65 45 62 Bedspace 45 53 49 41 38 28 41 1994 Room 44 54 60 55 55 44 51 Bedspace 31 38 38 33 33 28 31 1993 Room 47 52 55 50 43 32 48 Bedspace 35 39 37 32 25 21 32 1992 Room 49 56 56 49 43 34 47 Bedspace 36 43 37 33 28 22 32 1991 Room 55 59 59 50 47 33 49 Bedspace 40 46 40 33 30 22 33 1990 Room 50 58 62 53 46 34 50 Bedspace 37 43 42 35 29 23 34 1989 Room 50 56 59 51 53 34 50 Bedspace 36 40 41 35 33 23 33 1988 Room 47 48 53 46 47 32 45 Bedspace 35 35 33 30 28 23 30 1987 Room 46 54 58 53 45 32 47 Bedspace 35 39 39 34 28 21 32 1986 Room 44 53 51 48 41 30 43 Bedspace 32 40 34 30 25 20 29 1985 Room 51 54 48 50 42 28 46 Bedspace 37 41 37 38 28 19 32 1984 Room 44 54 52 49 43 34 44 Bedspace 35 43 38 32 28 24 31
July August September October November December Year average 1983 Room 41 47 44 40 40 31 40 Bedspace 31 36 32 28 27 22 28 1982 Room 33 40 40 39 32 28 34 Bedspace 25 31 26 25 20 19 23 1981 Room 33 31 36 38 31 26 33 Bedspace 22 26 25 20 17 15 22 1980 Room 36 40 43 35 34 25 35 Bedspace 25 28 24 22 24 17 23 1 A new survey methodology was introduced in 1997 therefore caution should be taken when comparing pre-1997 results with post-1997 results.