§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many hotel beds were available in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what his estimates are for the occupation rates of hotel bedrooms in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [164067]
§ Mr. PearsonThe hotel figures detailed as follows are prepared by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) Quality Assurance advisory staff at the time of the statutory inspection. These figures are published monthly in the Accommodation Survey in relation to Bed Occupancy.
The total number of hotel bed spaces available in Northern Ireland is detailed as follows. 1479W
Bed spaces per year 1999 11,163 2000 11,317 2001 11,927 2002 13,310 2003 13,247 The hotel bedroom occupancy rates in Northern Ireland for the last five years are as detailed in the following table. These figures have been taken from the NITB's Research Department's hotel occupancy report.
Percentage occupancy rates Bedrooms Bed spaces 1999 53 34 2000 53 33 2001 53 33 2002 53 34 2003 56 37