To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the gross value added per head of population was for each local authority in the South West Region. (182464)

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

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 1 February 2008:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question about gross value added (GVA) per head of population in each local authority in the South West region. (182464)

The Office for National Statistics publishes regional GVA using official statistical geographies known as Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS). NUTS3 data includes local authority level data but do not fully correspond to the local authorities of the United Kingdom. Regional GVA estimates are expressed at current basic prices and do not allow for changes in prices over time (inflation) or differences in regional price levels (purchasing power).

Regional GVA per head can be found in table 3.2 of the link:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/GVA_NUTS3_Excel_Tables_1995-2005.xls

The full range of regional GVA estimates are available on the ONS website:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=l4650