Written question asked by Elizabeth Peacock (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 January 1997. It was answered by Angela Knight (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 January 1997 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Answer: Mrs. Peacock: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement about the economy in Yorkshire and Humberside. [11964] Mrs. Angela Knight: Yorkshire and Humberside is sharing fully in the success of the British economy, which is enjoying a combination of low inflation, falling unemployment, low mortgage rates and rising living standards not seen for a generation. The unemployment rate in Yorkshire and Humberside is at its lowest for six years.

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