§ Sir Archy KirkwoodTo 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 KellyThe 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