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| Passengers given limited leave to enter as husbands, wives, or for marriage(1), by selected country of nationality, 2003-2007 |
| Category and country of nationality | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 (P) |
|
Husbands
| | | | | |
|
Bangladesh
|
1,100
|
630
|
1,285
|
1,345
|
1,135
|
|
India
|
905
|
1,365
|
1,615
|
1,655
|
1,610
|
|
Pakistan
|
2,445
|
3,090
|
3,390
|
3,320
|
3,255
|
|
Total Indian subcontinent
|
4,445
|
5,090
|
6,295
|
6,320
|
6,005
|
|
Male fiancés
| | | | | |
|
Bangladesh
|
15
|
5
|
20
|
30
|
20
|
|
India
|
90
|
95
|
125
|
140
|
125
|
|
Pakistan
|
45
|
75
|
100
|
130
|
125
|
|
Total Indian subcontinent
|
150
|
175
|
245
|
295
|
270
|
|
Wives
| | | | | |
|
Bangladesh
|
1,750
|
1,010
|
1,835
|
2,040
|
1,615
|
|
India
|
2,410
|
2,745
|
3,315
|
3,100
|
3,205
|
|
Pakistan
|
3,100
|
4,340
|
5,105
|
4,905
|
5,085
|
|
Total Indian subcontinent
|
7,260
|
8,095
|
10,260
|
10,045
|
9,905
|
|
Female fiancées
| | | | | |
|
Bangladesh
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
15
|
10
|
|
India
|
145
|
155
|
190
|
190
|
165
|
|
Pakistan
|
50
|
85
|
95
|
120
|
105
|
|
Total Indian subcontinent
|
195
|
245
|
295
|
325
|
280
|
|
Grand total
| | | | | |
|
Bangladesh
|
2,865
|
1,650
|
3,150
|
3,430
|
2,780
|
|
India
|
3,545
|
4,365
|
5,250
|
5,085
|
5,110
|
|
Pakistan
|
5,640
|
7,590
|
8,690
|
8,475
|
8,570
|
|
Total Indian subcontinent
|
12,055
|
13,600
|
17,090
|
16,990
|
16,460
|
| (1) Excludes civil and unmarried partners. |
| Data rounded to the nearest five so may not sum to the totals. |
| P = provisional. |
Visit England: Website
Question
Asked by Lord Hanningfield
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hits Visit England's website has received in each of the last 24 months. [HL2777]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting (Lord Carter of Barnes):
| Year | Date | Visits | Unique visitors |
|
2007
|
1-31 Jan
|
745,077
|
485,922
|
|
1-28 Feb
|
767,752
|
541,607
|
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|
1-31 Mar
|
860,247
|
556,651
|
|
1-30 Apr
|
581,967
|
447,941
|
|
1-31 May
|
544,255
|
393,939
|
|
1-30 June
|
506,025
|
346,908
|
|
1-31 July
|
576,849
|
396,719
|
|
1-31 Aug
|
769,917
|
529,465
|
|
1-30 Sept
|
590,665
|
410,723
|
|
1 31 Oct
|
566,127
|
396,007
|
|
1-30 Nov
|
482,236
|
344,252
|
|
1-31 Dec
|
397,426.
|
303,857
|
|
2007 Total
|
7,388,543
|
5,153,989
|
|
2008
|
1-31 Jan
|
501,882
|
355,795
|
|
1-29 Feb
|
535,504
|
391,604
|
|
1-31 Mar
|
612,089
|
443,983
|
|
1-30 Apr
|
595,156
|
435,000
|
|
1-31 Ma
|
800,093
|
604,387
|
|
1-30 June
|
656,800
|
557,369
|
|
1-31 July
|
640,515
|
544,148
|
|
1-31 Aug
|
708,102
|
601,667
|
|
1-30 Sept
|
524,577
|
447,704
|
|
1-31 Oct
|
595,316
|
511,089
|
|
1-30 Nov
|
560,434
|
480,664
|
|
1-31 Dec
|
492,902
|
426,471
|
|
2008 Total
|
7,223,370
|
5,799,881
|
|
2009
|
1-31 Jan
|
525,066
|
449,434
|
|
1-28 Feb
|
485,066
|
407,222
|
|
1-31 March
|
557,787
|
474,569
|
War Crimes
