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Gross Domestic Product

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what gross domestic product per capita was in (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) the UK in the last period for which figures are available. [1078]

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
 
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Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Bill Wiggin, dated 26 May 2005:


GVA per capita Wales, England and United Kingdom

£
GVA per capita WalesGVA per capita EnglandGVA per capita UK less extra-regio(12)
19979,80912,31312,085
199810,16613,08512,807
199910,48713,64113,337
200010,86914,18513,867
200111,44014,88914,545
200211,97115,63315,273
200312,62916,33915,980


(11) Information presented here is Gross Value Added (GVA) which is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) less taxes (plus subsidies) on products.
(12) Extra regio is that part of the UK's economic territory which cannot be allocated to any specific region.


Mr. Soames: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of gross domestic product in the UK was accounted for by public sector expenditure in each of the last five years. [1132]

Mr. Des Browne: Figures for total managed expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product are available from Budget 2005 (HC 372) in Table C25: Historical series of Government expenditure (page 275).

London (Revenues/Expenditure)

Mr. Dismore: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will review the balance between revenues raised from and public expenditure spent in London. [996]

Mr. Des Browne: London's contribution to the Exchequer reflects the tax liability of London's businesses and employees in line with the UK's progressive national tax system.

In 2003–04 identifiable public expenditure per capita in London was 16 per cent. higher than the UK average—the highest per capita spending in England.

Low-income Households

John Hemming: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average income level was of the lowest earning 20 per cent. of households in each Government Office Region in the last period for which figures are available. [935]

John Healey: The average net equivalised weekly household income of the lowest earning 20 per cent. of households in each Government Office Region in 2004–05 is listed as follows
 
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Government regionMean incomeMedian income
North East218223
North West228234
York and Humber221231
East Midlands230237
West Midlands224230
Eastern249255
London246254
South East263271
South West232243
Wales219225
Scotland229236
Northern Ireland223223
All regions233241

The average household incomes are on a before-housing-cost basis and are based on the department's tax and benefit model (IGOTM) using the Family Resources Survey 2003–04, uprated to 2004–05 prices. Analysis by government office region often results in small sample sizes and therefore these results should be treated with caution.

The equivalised basis takes into account variations in both the size and the composition of households.

Migration

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of likely net migration in each of the next 10 years. [1051]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The most recent estimates come from the Government Actuary's latest (2003-based) national population projections. The information requested is available from the GAD website at: http://www.gad.gov.uk/Population/2003/methodology/migrass.htm

Oil Exports

John Hemming: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what contribution has been made to the UK's balance of trade by oil exports in each year from 1999 to 2004; and what contribution it is estimated will be made for each year between 2005 to 2010. [905]

John Healey: The UK runs a trade surplus in oil. In 2004 this surplus stood at £2 billion. In the same period, exports of oil accounted for 8.3 per cent. of total UK goods exports and 5.8 per cent, of total UK goods and services exports. The following table includes figures showing oil exports as a percentage of total exports from 1999–2004.
Oil exports, value

Share of total goods exports (percentage)Share of total goods and services exports (percentage)Trade balance in oil (£ million)
19996.14.64,448
20006.54.96,536
20016.04.45,579
20024.33.05,738
20035.53.84,124
20048.35.81,954




Source:
Office for National Statistics




HM Treasury does not publish forecasts for trade in oil.
 
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Pensions (Tax Relief)

Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his latest estimate is of the cost of tax relief on pensions in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by each area of relief; and if he will make a statement. [965]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: Latest estimates of the annual cost of tax relief on private pensions are available on Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs website at: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/pensions/table7_9_september04.pdf

These estimates take account of the relief given on contributions to personal, stakeholder and occupational pensions and the investment income of funds, net of tax on existing private pensions in payment.

Stamp Duty

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue has been raised from stamp duty on (a) residential properties and (b) commercial properties in each year since 1997. [1097]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: Estimates of stamp duty revenues raised in the UK in 1997–98 for residential and commercial transaction types are as follows:
£ million
(a) Residential830
(b) Commercial665

Estimates for available years from 1998–99 are given at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/stamp_duty/table15_3_october04.pdf

Tax Credit Overpayments

Lynne Jones: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Paymaster General will reply to the letter of 10 March 2005 from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak on overpayments of tax credits to constituents. [401]

Dawn Primarolo: I have done so.

Unemployment Rates

Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many of the 20 parliamentary constituencies with the highest unemployment rates in 1997 there were increases in the unemployment rate between 1997 and 2005; and if he will make a statement. [972]

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. David Laws, dated 26 May 2005:


 
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