§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the average annual rate of growth of gross domestic product(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) in Scotland (i) excluding North sea oil and gas and (ii) including North sea oil and gas, over the periods 1964 to 1970, 1970 to 1980, 1974 to 1979, 1979 to 1991 or the most recent available figures, 1980 to 1990 and 1987 to 1991.
§ Mr. MaplesThe latest information for the United Kingdom is as follows:
Annual average growth rates in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Total GDP GDP excluding oil and gas extraction 1964–70 2.7 2.7 1970–80 1.8 1.4 1974–79 2.0 1.3 1979–89 2.2 2.2 1979–91 1.7 1.7 1980–90 2.5 2.5 1987–91 1.2 1.6 Available estimates for Scotland are not fully comparable with those for the United Kingdom. Such data as are available are published in table 3.5 of the "Scottish Economic Bulletin", June 1991 edition, which is in the House of Commons Library.