§ Mrs. Liddell:To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in England reliant on trade with the EU in (a) 2003 and (b) each of the past 10 years; [143231]
(2) what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in Wales reliant on trade with the EU in (a) 2003 and (b) each of the past 10 years; [143253]
(3) what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in Northern Ireland reliant on trade with the EU in (a) 2003 and (b) each of the past 10 years; [143254]
(4) what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in Scotland reliant on trade with the EU in (a) 2003 and (b) each of the past 10 years. [143255]
§ Ruth Kelly:The Treasury estimates that 3 million jobs in the UK are linked, directly and indirectly, to the export of goods and services to the European Union. This figure is based on the assumption that the share of total UK employment associated with UK exports to the EU is equal to the share of total UK value added (GVA) generated by UK exports to the EU. The information necessary to apply the same method to derive comparable estimates for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is not available.
§ Mrs. Liddell:To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the value of (a) exports from Northern Ireland to the EU and (b) imports to Northern Ireland from the EU in (i) 2003 and (ii) each of the past 10 years; [143232]
(2) what estimate he has made of the value of (a) exports from Wales to the EU and (b) imports to Wales from the EU in (i) 2003 and (ii) in each of the past 10 years; [143233]
(3) what estimate he has made of the value of (a) exports from Scotland to the EU and (b) imports to Scotland from the EU in (i) 2003 and (ii) each of the past 10 years; [143245]
(4) what estimate he has made of the value of (a) exports from England to the EU and (b) imports to England from the EU in (i) 2003 and (ii) each of the past 10 years; [143246]
(5) what estimate he has made of the value of (a) exports from the UK to the EU and (b) imports to the UK from the EU in (i) 2003 and (ii) each of the past 10 years. [143252]
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§ Ruth Kelly:The information is given in the tables:
Imports and exports by country or region Estimates of regional trade with the European Union £ million 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031 Exports to EU England 70,836 67,937 69,371 71,962 76,613 77,237 80,858 38,460 Wales 4,335 4,171 4,284 4,493 4,884 4,788 4,691 2,361 Scotland 9,327 10,030 11,363 11,141 11,869 9,690 9,291 4,002 Northern Ireland 1,687 1,703 1,766 2,155 2,220 2,294 2,171 1,046 Imports from EU England 82,070 82,833 85,819 93,076 95,681 99,901 101,763 51,511 Wales 1,334 1,299 1,649 2,005 2,234 1,999 2,376 1,188 Scotland 3,003 3,288 3,204 3,221 3,539 3,008 3,004 1,341 Northern Ireland 1,421 1,435 1,463 1,520 1,712 2,009 2,084 1,006 1 January to June. Notes:
1. Figures from the Regional Trade Statistics series are only available from 1996.
2. The sum of the regions will differ from the UK figures published in the OTS, due to timing and coverage differences.
Imports and exports to/from the UK UK trade with the European Union £ million Exports to EU— UK (OTS)1 Imports from EU— UK (OTS) 1 1993 63,203 66,879 1994 70,397 74,793 1995 89,054 93,003 1996 95,429 99,390 1997 95,372 100,105 1998 95,087 102,337 1999 97,315 105,164 2000 106,877 111,128 2001 109,123 115,359 2002 109,236 120,362 20032 77,882 92,600 1 Overseas Trade Statistics. These figures may differ from those published in the Regional Trade Statistics series. 2 January to September.