Question follow-through · 26153
Immigration Controls: Tourists
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking through the immigration system to support the ambition of 50 million inbound tourism visitors by 2030.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 23 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking through the immigration system to support the ambition of 50 million inbound tourism visitors by 2030.
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Feb 2025
Answer published
The UK continues to welcome tourists from across the globe, who make an important contribution to the UK economy and enrich British culture. The UK Standard Visitor route offers individuals the ability to visit the UK for a temporary period, (usually for ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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