HC Deb 15 January 2003 vol 397 c662W
Sir Archy Kirkwood

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the value of manufacturing exports from companies in(a) the Scottish Borders, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in each of the last 10 years. [90371]

Ruth Kelly

The estimates for the value of manufacturing exports to EU and non-EU countries for 1993—September 2002 (year to date) are provided in the following table.

£ million
Year UK total Scotland Scottish Borders
1993 80,475 N/A N/A
1994 92,212 N/A N/A
1995 107,073 N/A N/A
1996 118,371 10,482 205
1997 123,887 11,692 190
1998 120,966 13,013 150
1999 120,294 13,978 102
2000 132,433 15,596 129
2001 133,380 16,127 145
20021 98,320 10,236 86
1Year to date

Note: Regional trade estimates are not available for the period 1993–96. The Scottish Borders relates to the 'Scottish Borders' district council. The UK total figures are reproduced from the Overseas Trade Statistics time series, published by HM Customs and Excise