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Written question asked by Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 1 February 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 February 2016. It was answered by Lord O'Neill of Gatley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 February 2016 on behalf of the Treasury.


Tourism

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate, as a percentage of gross domestic product, of the economic importance of tourism to (1) England, (2) Wales, and (3) Northern Ireland, in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.

Answer

The latest Quarterly National Accounts (ONS) show that net household expenditure on tourism was 0.5% of UK gross domestic product in 2014. The first estimate of 2015 net tourism will be published by the ONS 31st March 2016. The ONS do not publish a breakdown of net tourism by England, Wales and Northern Ireland.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5736
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Tourism
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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