Productivity: North of England

(asked on 20th February 2019) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for National Statistics publication, Labour productivity, UK: July to September 2018, published on 9 January 2019, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the lower and falling productivity defined by nominal GVA per unit of labour 2016-17 in the north of England.


Answered by
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Robert Jenrick
This question was answered on 1st March 2019

The ONS published the latest estimates of sub-national productivity on February 6th 2019. The data shows that productivity has increased in all the regions of the North of England during 2017 and since 2010.

All regions of North of England have seen faster nominal productivity growth than London and the South East since 2010.

The Government is investing in the North. As such, we are committed to publishing a refreshed Northern Powerhouse Strategy this year, building on the success of the existing strategy in bringing together local stakeholders to address key barriers to productivity in the region.

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