(2) how many tourists came to the UK from each European country in each of the last five years.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 16 October 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions concerning the numbers of tourists visiting the United Kingdom from various countries around the world in the last five years (94038, 94039).
Visits made abroad by UK residents are estimated from data collected on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). The survey is conducted at all major airports, and on major sea and tunnel routes. The data collected are weighted up to national estimates provided by the CAA, the Department for Transport, Eurotunnel and Eurostar. Note that the numbers refer to the number of visits by residents of the countries in question and not to the number of visitors from these countries which is information that is not available.
Number of visits to the UK (Thousand) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Canada 647 660 652 740 796 USA 3,580 3,611 3,346 3,616 3,438 India 189 205 199 255 272 Pakistan 96 62 57 76 91 Hong Kong (China) 146 158 131 145 146 Other China 95 103 106 139 131 United Arab Emirates 111 109 113 147 133 1 The figures for China are separated into Hong Kong and Other China
Number of visits to the UK (Thousand) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Albania 2 2 1 4 7 Armenia 2 2 1 0 2 Austria 191 219 263 295 287 Azerbaijan 7 8 6 12 14 Belgium 916 966 936 1,104 1,112 Bosnia Herzegovina 7 7 1 10 11 Bulgaria 35 33 42 22 39 Byelorussia 6 4 3 4 2 Croatia 21 19 20 16 29 Cyprus 75 80 104 105 108 Czechoslovakia 117 124 207 274 292 Denmark 394 429 419 476 538 Estonia 8 19 13 21 36 Finland 100 121 122 156 174 France 2,852 3,077 3,073 3,254 3,324 Georgia 2 3 1 3 4 Germany 2,309 2,556 2,611 2,968 3,294 Gibraltar 24 32 22 42 32 Greece 185 169 185 203 199 Hungary 104 132 111 188 274 Iceland 41 40 68 83 77 Irish Republic 2,039 2,439 2,488 2,578 2,806 Italy 857 977 1,168 1,348 1,186 Kazakhstan 6 12 10 14 8 Kirghizia 0 1 3 2 1 Latvia 12 16 13 30 68 Lithuania 32 28 23 83 134 Luxembourg 55 44 42 63 49 Macedonia 4 3 2 7 2 Malta 46 36 50 58 53 Moldavia 0 1 — 1 — Montenegro — 1 1 1 1 Netherlands 1,411 1,419 1,549 1,620 1,720 Norway 403 397 433 510 627 Poland 225 188 325 528 1,041 Portugal 172 170 193 213 222 Rumania 31 34 42 59 49 Russia 108 117 138 148 177 Serbia 4 5 13 16 15 Slovakia 24 26 36 63 148 Slovenia 28 24 29 66 55 Spain 856 1,010 1,206 1,465 1,786 Sweden 527 530 533 585 728 Switzerland 514 593 564 597 699 Tadzhikstan 1 1 — 1 — Turkey 69 65 92 95 99 Turkmenistan 0 1 1 6 2 Ukraine 15 23 35 13 32 Uzbekistan 4 1 4 5 2 Yugoslavia 13 13 4 8 —