Nick Herbert – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Herbert on 2016-03-22.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of goods exports to the EU from (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each English region as a proportion of (i) total exports and (ii) GVA from each of those areas.
Mr David Gauke
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) publish data on the total value of the UK’s import and export trade in goods by region:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/Pages/default.aspx
The latest data for 2015 shows that the value of goods exports to the EU as a proportion of total goods exports is as follows:
|
Region |
Goods exports to the EU (£000s) |
Total goods exports (£000s) |
% |
|
North East |
7,001,603 |
12,141,343 |
57.7 |
|
North West |
11,578,566 |
24,838,093 |
46.6 |
|
Yorkshire |
7,785,133 |
16,575,590 |
47.0 |
|
East Midlands |
8,684,722 |
19,318,347 |
45.0 |
|
West Midlands |
12,035,888 |
28,964,501 |
41.6 |
|
East of England |
11,411,149 |
21,327,266 |
53.5 |
|
London |
12,727,129 |
32,428,175 |
39.2 |
|
South East |
19,003,485 |
40,521,161 |
46.9 |
|
South West |
9,718,023 |
15,272,223 |
63.6 |
|
Wales |
5,024,163 |
12,200,136 |
41.2 |
|
Scotland |
6,719,840 |
17,467,865 |
38.5 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3,462,494 |
6,327,320 |
54.7 |
The ONS publish regional GVA on an annual basis. The latest data available is for 2014: http://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossvalueaddedgva/bulletins/regionalgrossvalueaddedincomeapproach/december2015
The value of goods exports to the EU in 2014 as a proportion of GVA is as follows:
|
Region |
Goods exports to the EU (£m) |
Gross Value Added (£m) |
% |
|
North East |
6,989 |
47,702 |
14.7 |
|
North West |
13,474 |
149,869 |
9.0 |
|
Yorkshire |
8,456 |
106,467 |
7.9 |
|
East Midlands |
8,883 |
95,178 |
9.3 |
|
West Midlands |
11,529 |
114,755 |
10.0 |
|
East of England |
13,958 |
138,801 |
10.1 |
|
London |
12,292 |
364,310 |
3.4 |
|
South East |
19,899 |
239,698 |
8.3 |
|
South West |
8,180 |
121,070 |
6.8 |
|
Wales |
5,761 |
54,336 |
10.6 |
|
Scotland |
8,364 |
123,543 |
6.8 |
|
Northern Ireland |
3,630 |
34,384 |
10.6 |
