Minerals

HC Deb 15 June 2004 vol 422 cc819-20W

Mr. Stephen O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will estimate the total gross value added to the economy from the mining and quarrying of minerals in each year between 1994 and 2004. [178661]

Jacqui Smith

The gross value added of mining and quarrying of minerals and of the whole economy from 1994 to 2002 (latest available) are:

	Gross value added at basic prices (£ billion)
	Mining and quarrying of minerals	Whole economy	Minerals share of whole economy (percentage)
1994	1.2	608.7	0.2
1995	1.4	639.9	0.2
1996	1.6	680.2	0.2
1997	1.7	720.4	0.2
1998	1.6	762.4	0.2
1999	1.7	797.8	0.2
2000	1.8	839.2	0.2
2001	1.9	880.9	0.2
2002	2.3	925.6	0.2

Note:

Minerals comprise subsection CB of the Standard Industrial Classification—Mining and Quarrying Except Energy Producing Materials.

Sources:

1. Office for National Statistics.

2. UK National Accounts (the Blue Book), 2003 edition, table 2.3.