§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the financial deficit of the personal sector was in each year since 1997 in (a) constant and (b) cash terms, (i) in total and (ii) per household. [26284]
§ 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 15 January 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question about what the financial deficit of the personal sector was in each year since 1997 in (a) constant and (b) cash terms, (i) in total and (ii) per household. I am replying in his absence. (26284)The net lending/borrowing of the combined households and non-profit institutions serving households is available on the National Statistics website at http://www.statistics.gov.uk. The time series NSSZ is also available within table A41 of the release "United Kingdom Economic Accounts".Information on the number of households in Great Britain is also available within the publication "Housing Statistics 2001" and is found in table 4.14. Data for the United Kingdom is not available.Data for net lending/borrowing at constant prices are not available.