South-West Economy (Hansard, 18 July 2002)

HC Deb 18 July 2002 vol 389 c467W 467W

§ 31. Richard Younger-Ross
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what analysis his Department has undertaken on the impact of the slowdown in the world economy on the(a) manufacturing, (b) service and (c) tourism economies of the south-west of England. [68432]

§ John Healey
The Government closely monitors and assesses the sectoral incidence of economic developments in all countries and regions of the UK, including the south-west.
The Government's assessment of the impact of last year's global slowdown on the UK economy was published in the pre-Budget report 2001 (ISBN 0-10-153182-6) and in Budget 2002 (ISBN 0-10-291477-X).