§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were(a) average GDP per head and (b) 75 per cent. of average GDP per head in (i) the European Union and (ii) the United Kingdom during the last three years; and what was the average GDP per head in each region and nation of the United Kingdom during the last three years using (1) the former standard region boundaries and (2) the new Government office region boundaries. [10133]
§ Mr. DarlingThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Jim Cousins, dated 23 July 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply, as Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), to your recent parliamentary question on estimates of GDP per head for the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the regions of the United Kingdom.590WConsistent information on GDP for the countries of the European Union is published by Eurostat in their annual "National Accounts ESA Aggregates". The latest edition gives figures up to 1993 as follows:
Gross domestic product per head of population, at market prices, current prices Purchasing Power Parities United Kingdom European Union 15 GDP per head 75 per cent. of GDP per head GDP per head 75 per cent. of GDP per head 1991 14,739 11,055 15,204 11,403 1992 15,448 11,586 15,753 11,815 1993 15,717 11,788 15,850 11,888
The ONS publishes estimates of regions' GDP in £ millions and £ per head valued at Factor cost and current prices. Latest estimates are for 1995. Estimates for Standard Statistical Regions were published in the January/February 1997 issue of Economic Trends, whilst those for Government Office regions were published in Regional Trends, 1997.These publications are available in the House of Commons Library.