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Written question asked by Peter Gibson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 October 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 October 2023. It was answered by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 October 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Passenger Ships

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cruise ship passengers visited (a) UK ports and (b) surrounding areas as part of their itinerary in the last 12 months; and if he will make an assessment of the contribution of these visits to the economy.

Answer

The Department for Transport does not hold data on transit cruise passengers, so we are unable to provide data on the number of cruise ship passengers who visited UK ports and surrounding areas as part of their itinerary in the last 12 months or an assessment of the contribution of these visits to the economy.

The Department for Transport does publish cruise passengers who start or finish their cruise journey at a UK port, which includes all passengers on domestic and international cruise journeys.

The data published by the Department for Transport on cruise passenger numbers can be found at the following link in table SPAS0101 for international cruise passenger numbers and SPAS0201 for domestic cruise passenger numbers. Sea passenger statistics: data tables (SPAS) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
204052
Session
2022-23
Registered interest declared
Yes
Subjects
Economic situation Ports Passengers Passenger ships
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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