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Economic Statistics (Yorkshire)
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Gross Domestic Product for (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) City of York was in (i) 1997 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available. [191228]
Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Hugh Bayley, dated 18 October 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) City of York. (191228)
The latest available data on Gross Value Added (GVA) for Yorkshire and Humber were published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in April 2004 and relate to the period up to 2002 and the area of Yorkshire and Humber on the "NUTS1" area classification.
ONS published estimates of Gross Value Added (GVA) for the smaller "NUTS3" area of York for the period of 1995–2001 in December 2003.
Both sets of estimates are shown in the table below:
GVA in York (NUTS3 area) | GVA in Yorkshire and Humber (NUTS1 area) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2,453 | 53,564 |
| 1998 | 2,639 | 56,219 |
| 1999 | 2,774 | 58,037 |
| 2000 | 2,919 | 59,978 |
| 2001 | 3,052 | 62,610 |
| 2002 | — | 65,698 |
Notes:
1. All estimates are provisional.
2. Estimates of workplace based GVA allocate income to the region in which commuters work.
3. GVA estimates are calculated using a five-period moving average.
4. Note that GDP = GVA + taxes on products—subsidies on products.
Estimates of NUTS1 GVA for the period 1989–2003 and NUTS3 GVA for the period 1995–2002 are planned for publication by ONS in December 2004.
Employment
Mr. Martlew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of unemployment was in Carlisle in each year since 1996. [191353]
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Mr. Timms [holding answer 15 October 2004]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Eric Martlew, dated 18 October 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about unemployment. (191353)
The attached table gives the estimates of the number of people unemployed and resident in the Carlisle Parliamentary Constituency for the 12 months ending in February each year from 1997 to 2003, the latest date for which information is available.
As with any sample survey, estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) art subject to sampling variability.
| Level (000) | Rate (per cent.) 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 | 7.2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | 2 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 2 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6.3 |
(53) People unemployed as a percentage of all economically active (i.e. employed plus unemployed).
Note:
Estimates are based on small sample sizes and are therefore subject to a higher than usual degree of sampling variability. Changes for year-to-year, in particular, should therefore be treated with caution.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey
Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are employed in Preseli Pembrokeshire; and how many were employed there in May 1997. [190898]
Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Bill Wiggin, dated 18 October 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about employment. (190898)
In the twelve month period ending February 2003, the latest date for which information is available, there were an estimated 29,000 employed people resident in the Preseli Parliamentary Constituency area. The corresponding figure for the twelve months ending February 1997 was 30,000.
The data supplied are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and as with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to sampling variability.
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many self employed people there were in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland on (i) 31 December 1998 and (ii) 31 December 2003. [192151]
Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Mr. Len Cook to Mr. Gregory Campbell, dated 18 October 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about employment. (192151)
The attached table gives the available estimates of the number of self-employed people resident in Wales and Scotland for the three months ending in February 1999 and 2004.
As with any sample survey, estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) are subject to sampling variability.
| Wales | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 141 | 232 |
| 2004 | 168 | 236 |
(54) The definition of self-employed is based on respondents' own assessment of their employment status.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey
EU Regulation (Competitiveness Test)
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent discussions he has had with other EU Finance Ministers on the proposed Competitiveness Test for EU regulation; [191605]
(2) what recent discussions he has had with other EU Finance Ministers on the retrospective usage of the proposed EU Competitiveness Test; [191606]
(3) what recent discussions he has had with other EU Finance Ministers on whether (a) benefits must outweigh costs or (b) benefits must justify costs under the proposed Competitiveness Test. [191607]
Mr. Timms: As mandated by the Spring European Council, the Competitiveness Council is working to develop competitiveness testing for proposed EU legislation. The work has been noted as part of discussions in ECOFIN on regulatory reform, which the Chancellor has attended. The Government believes that priority should be accorded to competitiveness testing of new regulatory proposals. Further details of the proposed new process, including the use of cost-benefit analysis, remain to be finalised.
Euro Preparations
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of total government spending on preparations for the euro in (a) 1999–2000, (b) 2000–01, (c) 2001–02, (d) 2002–03, (e) 2003–04 and (f) 2004–05; and if he will make a statement. [192144]
Mr. Timms: Government spending on preparations for possible entry to the single currency is set out in the Third Outline National Changeover Plan, published in June 2003. Copies of the document are in the Library of the House.
Female Employees
Mr. Berry: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of women in their (a) 20s, (b) 30s, (c) 40s and (d) 50s were in paid work in each year since 1995. [190902]
Mr. Timms:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
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Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Berry, dated 18 October 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about employment. (190902)
The attached table gives the percentages of women in employment in the relevant age groups in the United Kingdom covering the twelve months ending in August each year from 1995 to 2004.
As with any sample survey, estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) are subject to sampling variability.
| Twelve months ending | Age group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in August of each year | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 |
| 1995 | 65.1 | 67.5 | 74.1 | 60.4 |
| 1996 | 66.2 | 68.1 | 75.2 | 60.4 |
| 1997 | 67.3 | 69.5 | 75.2 | 60.5 |
| 1998 | 67.9 | 69.8 | 75.8 | 61.8 |
| 1999 | 68.9 | 70.9 | 76.3 | 62.8 |
| 2000 | 69.0 | 71.6 | 76.6 | 63.8 |
| 2001 | 69.3 | 72.1 | 76.6 | 64.5 |
| 2002 | 69.6 | 71.9 | 76.8 | 65.1 |
| 2003 | 69.0 | 72.2 | 76.7 | 66.6 |
| 2004 | 69.3 | 72.2 | 76.9 | 66.9 |
(55) This refers to women in employment as a percentage of all women in the relevant age group.
Source:
Labour Force Survey
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