§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is his latest estimate of gross national product per capita in England, Scotland and Wales, separately; and what effect oil and gas revenues have on his calculations;
(2) what is his latest estimate of the per capita gross domestic product of Scotland, Wales and each region of England; and if he will express each gross domestic product figure as a percentage of the British gross domestic product.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesEstimates of regional gross domestic product per capita at current prices in 1975 and as a percentage of the average for Great Britain, are as follows:
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PER CAPITA, 1975 Great Britain = 100 £ North 1,577 94.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,594 95.6 East Midlands 1,610 96.6 East Anglia 1,506 90.3 South-East 1,865 111.9 South-West 1,514 90.8 West Midlands 1,623 97.4 North-West 1,598 95.9 England 1,686 101.1 Wales 1,455 87.3 Scotland 1,602 96.1 Great Britain (excluding Continental Shelf) 1,667 100.0 Estimates of gross national produce for regions of the United Kingdom are not 638W available. Profits of the offshore activities of the oil and gas extraction industry are included in the Continental Shelf region which is regarded as part of the United Kingdom for the purposes of GDP measurement. Income from employment of employees working offshore is included in the gross domestic products of their onshore regions of residence.