Written question asked by Lord Empey (Ulster Unionist Party) on Friday, 25 April 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 May 2025. It was answered by Baroness Twycross (Labour) on Monday, 12 May 2025 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Tourists: China
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many tourists from China have visited the United Kingdom in each of the past five years.
- Answer
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From a peak of 883,000 visitors from China in 2019, the number of tourists from China visiting the United Kingdom over the past five years is as follows: 130,000 estimated visitors in 2020, 15,000 visitors in 2021, 47,000 in 2022, 368,000 in 2023 and the estimated forecast for 2024 is 573,000.
From a peak of 199,000 visitors from Russia in 2019, the number of tourists from Russia visiting the United Kingdom over the past five years is as follows: 61,000 estimated visitors in 2020, 23,000 visitors in 2021, 44,000 in 2022, 36,000 in 2023 and the estimated forecast for 2024 is 51,000.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL6888
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- China Tourists
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2025-09-05 22:24:31 +0100
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