§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the different methods of analysis of gross domestic fixed capital formation used by(a) the Treasury and (b) the Central Statistical Office in the national accounts. [25299]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow, dated 9 January 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about the different methods of analysis of gross domestic fixed capital formation used by (a) the Treasury and (b) the Central Statistical Office in the national accounts. I am replying in his absence. (25299)The Office for National Statistics compiles estimates of gross fixed capital formation for the national accounts in line with international guidance and definitions as set out in the European System of Accounts 1995. The Treasury use these estimates in their forecasts and other analyses.