§ Simon HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of real personal disposable income was in Greater London in each year since 1980; and what the percentage change was in each year compared with the previous year. [163062]
§ Ruth Kelly[holding answer 22 March 2004]The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Simon Hughes, dated 24 March 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on real disposable personal income in Greater London since 1980. (163062)The Office for National Statistics (ONS) does not compile estimates of regional real disposable income. We do, however, publish estimates of regional gross disposable household income (GDHI) at current prices, as described under the European System of Accounts 1995 (ESA95). Estimates covering the period 1995 to 1999 were published on 26 March 2002 and data for the UK as a whole and for the London region are presented in the table below.
Total gross disposable household income1 (GDHI) UK and London region, 1995–1999 UK London Region Year GDHI Annual Change GDHI Annual change 1995 754,140 109,563 1996 796,674 5.7 116,859 6.7 1997 843,244 5.9 126,154 8.0 1998 893,466 6.0 136,966 8.6 1999 930,887 4.2 143,088 4.5 1 Consistent with the 2001 National Accounts Blue Book 2 Excludes GDHI from the "extra regio" category which covers the contribution to GDHI from UK embassy staff and forces personnel stationed overseas Previous estimates for regional GDHI covering the period 1989–1999 were published in July 2001. They data are not consistent with those shown above, owing to revisions to methods and to input data. However, these earlier estimates are available on the ONS website at:http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/article.asp?ID = 123&Pos = 5&ColRank = 1&Rank =160Source:
Office for National Statistics