HC Deb 05 December 1975 vol 901 cc406-7W
Mr. Edge

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report the gross regional products of each of the standard regions of the British Isles for the last 10 years.

Mr. Gregor Mackenzie

Gross regional products for each standard region for the period 1966 to 1973 are given below. No estimates have been made for years prior

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST CURRENT PRICES
£million
… 1966 1967 1968 1969
North … 1,669.4 1,737.6 1,865.3 1,977.7
Yorkshire and Humberside … 2,788.3 2,889.0 3,066.5 3,243.2
East Midlands … 1,912.2 2,021.4 2,155.4 2,305.1
East Anglia … 914.4 974.0 1,061.8 1,119.3
South-East … 11,824.0 12,467.8 13,532.0 14,265.3
South-West … 2,023.5 2,152.3 2,303.1 2,452.1
West Midlands … 3,247.8 3,345.7 3,609.3 3,808.3
North-West … 3,876.2 4,044.6 4,337.4 4,598.7
England … 28,255.8 29,632.5 31,930.7 33,768.6
Wales … 1,371.8 1,445.3 1,551.9 1,629.7
Scotland … 2,803.4 2,936.4 3,155.1 3,330.5
Northern Ireland … 569.0 619.4 662.8 715.3
United Kingdom … 33,000.0 34,634.0 37,300.0 39,444.0
£ million
… 1970 1971 1972 1973
North … 2,194.1 2,482.5 2,800.1 3,237.5
Yorkshire and Humberside … 3,536.4 3,814.0 4,332.5 4,930.6
East Midlands … 2,515.1 2,827.1 3,212.4 3,731.9
East Anglia … 1,252.9 1,324.9 1,514.7 1,786.2
South-East … 15,559.2 17,471.3 19,704.6 22,589.9
South-West … 2,715.9 3,123.0 3,547.4 4,027.4
West Midlands … 4,178.3 4,506.5 5,088.8 5,836.2
North-West … 5,001.3 5,652.8 6,306.2 7,228.4
England … 36,953.2 41,203.0 46,506.6 53,368.1
Wales … 1,808.4 2,053.5 2,287.1 2,623.7
Scotland … 3,688.7 4,068.7 4,589.9 5,345.3
Northern Ireland … 826.7 944.8 1,088.3 1,219.5
United Kingdom … 43,277.0 48,270.0 54,471.0 62,557.0

Mr. Edge

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will compile and publish an industrial input-output table for each of the standard regions of the British Isles.

Mr. Gregor Mackenzie

No.

Mr. Edge

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will institute an inquiry into the effectiveness of present location of industry policies and their impact on the regional economies of the standard regions of the British Isles.

Mr. Gregor Mackenzie

These matters are the subject of continuous assessment by my Department.

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