§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the growth rate of the economy in(a) England and (b) Liverpool was in 2001. [124204]
§ John HealeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mrs Curtis-Thomas dated, 9 July 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question on growth rate of (a) England and (b) Liverpool in 2001.Growth rates are normally calculated on the basis of data at constant prices. However, regional Gross Value Added (GVA) data are only available on a current price basis, in the absence of regional deflators. The growth rates shown in the table below will therefore include the effects of inflation.The latest GVA estimates for the countries of the United Kingdom and the English regions are available up to 1999, and for the sub-regions (NUTS-2 areas) up to 1998. These data form the basis for the growth rates shown in table 1 below.Data up to 2001 will be published at NUTS-1 (Country) level in August 2003 and at NUT3 (sub-regional) level in October 2003.The data referred to in this answer are available in the House of Commons Library and on the National Statistics website at http:// www.statistics.gov.uk/regionalaccounts.
Gross value added, current basic prices, (£ million) Year-on-year percentage increase (%) 1996 1997 1998 1999 England 6.1 7.1 6.2 3.9 Liverpool 1.4 6.8 4.3 1— 1 not available