§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much growth would be required in the United Kingdom over the next two quarters of 2002 in order to meet the GDP growth targets set out in the 2002 Comprehensive Spending Review. [72589]
§ Mr. BoatengThe economic assumptions underpinning the public finance projections in Budget 2002 are set out in table C3 of the April 2002 Financial Statement and Budget Report.
§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average GDP growth rate for the United Kingdom has been in each year since 1997–98. [72590]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Alex Salmond, dated 24 July 2002:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on GDP annual growth rates. (72590)The information requested is given in the table below.1189W
GDP annual growth rates in percentages covering the period from 1997–2001 Year Percentage 1997 3.4% 1998 2.9% 1999 2.4% 2000 3.1% 2001 1.9%
§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on(a) the real growth rates of UK (i) total and (ii) average managed expenditure outlined in the 2002 Comprehensive Spending Review and (b) real growth rates in UK total managed expenditure over the last five years. [72555]
§ Mr. BoatengTotal managed expenditure (TME) is planned to rise in real terms by 4.3 per cent. a year on average between 2002–03 and 2005–06, while annually managed expenditure will rise at 3.0 per cent. a year in real terms over the same period, as detailed in the 2002 Spending Review White Paper, "Opportunity for all: investing in an enterprising, fairer Britain" (Cm 5570, July 2002). Between 1997–98 and 2001–02, TME rose in real terms by an average of 1.6 per cent. a year.
§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on(a) the real growth rates of UK departmental expenditure levels as outlined in the 2002 Comprehensive Spending Review and (b) real growth rates in UK departmental expenditure levels over the last five years. [72556]
§ Mr. BoatengTotal spending within departmental expenditure limits, on a full resource budgeting basis, is growing at 5.2 per cent. a year in real terms on average between 2002–03 and 2005–06, as detailed in the 2002 Spending Review White Paper, "Opportunity for all: investing in an enterprising, fairer Britain" (Cm 5570, July 2002). On a near-cash basis, the growth rate is 5.4 per cent. Between 1997–98 and 2001–02, real growth in total spending within departmental expenditure limits was on average 3.0 per cent., in near-cash terms.