Overseas Visitors

Mr. Ellwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many visitors there were to the UK in each of the last six years. (181985)

[holding answer 25 January 2008]: The table shows the number of overseas visits to the UK for the latest six years for which data are available.

*Overseas visits*
	Million
2001	22.8
2002	24.2
2003	24.7
2004	27.8
2005	30.0
2006	32.7
Source: International Passenger Survey (ONS).

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of foreign visitors to the North East of England in each year since 2004; and if he will make a statement. (182916)

The table shows the number of overseas visits to the north-east of England in each year since 2004.

*Overseas visits*
North-east	Thousand
2004	539
2005	590
2006	650
Source: International Passenger Survey (ONS).

Volume 471: debated on Monday 28 January 2008