§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what the level of(a) manufacturing
Table: Manufacturing Gross Value Added 1 by English regions, Wales, scotland and Northern Ireland 1995–99 (million) Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 United Kingdom2 139,789 146,079 152,299 153,408 152,402 North East 6,919 7,330 7,348 7,344 6,654 North West 16,407 16,919 17,442 17,828 17,577 Yorkshire and the Humber 13,162 13,953 14,590 13,934 13,567 East Midlands 10,320 11,036 11,790 11,862 11,671 West Midlands 22,501 22,674 24,565 23,877 23,415 East 11,452 12,168 12,880 12,910 12,584 South East 16,004 16,665 17,800 18,642 19,229 London 12,764 13,650 13,781 14,382 14,567 South West 8,965 9,359 9,806 9,894 10,482 Wales 8,831 9,311 9,200 9,323 8,832 Scotland 9,732 10,024 10,002 10,283 10,555 Northern Ireland 2,730 2,990 3,102 3,124 3,264 Notes:
1 Estimates of regional gross value added in this table are on a residence basis, where the income of commuters is allocated to where they live, rather than their place of work.
2 Excluding 'Extra-Regio' which consists of gross value added which cannot be assigned to regions.
Source:
Office for National Statistics 'regional gross value added' 21 November 2002.
Table: Employee jobs in manufacturing by English Regions, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 1997—2001 (December) Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 United Kingdom 4,176,000 4,147,000 4,019,000 3,904,000 3,745,000 North East 191,000 187,000 173,000 176,000 169,000 North West 532,000 530,000 514,000 499,000 474,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 425,000 410,000 394,000 384,000 368,000 East Midlands 424,000 423,000 399,000 383,000 365,000 West Midlands 561,000 553,000 533,000 495,000 478,000 East 356,000 353,000 328,000 334,000 327,000 South East 440,000 442,000 444,000 437,000 427,000 London 285,000 287,000 296,000 287,000 277,000 South West 318,000 321,000 314,000 302,000 291,000 Wales 215,000 208,000 207,000 201,000 193,000 Scotland 320,000 327,000 315,000 302,000 280,000 Northern Ireland 108,000 107,000 101,000 104,000 99,000 Source:
1997–2000 DTI analyses of employment statistics from Annual Business Inquiry (GB) and Short Term Employment Survey (Northern Ireland) taken from NOMIS (ONS' labour market database). 2001 from 'Labour Market Trends' (ONS), Table B16, November 2002.