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These national statistics on agriculture in the English regions produced by Defra were released on 7th May 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. ‘Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2007’, a statistical compendium that provides information on the economic condition of the agricultural industry in the United Kingdom, was published on 27th March 2008. This compendium provided the key statistics on agriculture at a regional level in England for the first time. The statistical release of 7th May contains information for each of the nine Government Office (NUTS 1) regions in England, including charts showing comparisons between regions for a number of major agricultural statistics. Separate tables for each region show the main aspects of the industry, a production and income account and a note explaining the methodology used in constructing regional accounts. In brief, data for England are compiled within the production and income account for the United Kingdom and the regional figures from these and regional data on crop areas, livestock counts and labour collected in the June survey of agricultural and horticultural holdings. It is assumed that, across regions, revenue and costs are proportional to crop areas, livestock counts and labour. These data…
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The June Agricultural Survey is an annual survey of agricultural activity which collects information from carefully selected agricultural holdings in England relating to land use, crops, livestock, labour, horticulture and glasshouse. Attached here are the latest regional, county and local authority breakdowns for June 2007. Historically named the June Agricultural and Horticultural Census this survey was, as its name implied, a Census collecting data. In recent years it has been conducted as a sample survey, in which data is only sought from a proportion of holdings in each year. The exception to this is in every tenth year when EU regulations demand a complete census; 2000 was the most recent occasion this was undertaken. The survey is conducted by a postal questionnaire (or electronically via the internet). It is sent out under the authority of the Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 as amended by the Agriculture (Amendment) Act 1984; this requires the farmer to state what agricultural activity is happening on their land on a day in June each year. There are currently around 210,000 agricultural holdings in England, many of which are very small. The sample sizes used in recent years are between 45,000 and 75,000, and larger holdings are…
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The 40th edition of Regional Trends pulls together a wide range of statistics comparing and contrasting the regions of England and countries of the United Kingdom. The latest edition includs three articles about Neighbourhood Statistics in the constituent countries of the UK, using benefits data to explore changes in deprived areas and use of classifications to compare places. The press release for the South East highlights the wage gap between males and females in the region, whilst the national press release concentrates on environmental issues. Further regional and sub-regional tables which complement the Regional Trends publication have also been published on the Regional Snapshot pages of the National Statistics website; in some instances these include more than one time period and many of the tables contain sub-regional data….
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An essential resource for all users of UK economic and labour market statistics, Economic & Labour Market Review (ELMR) draws together the expert research and analysis and range of content found in Economic Trends and Labour Market Trends to build an up-to-date, comprehensive and unique statistical picture of the UK economy and labour market. With impartial commentary and analysis and intelligently illustrated with tables, charts and diagrams, ELMR provides readers with an independent, cohesive view of the state of the economy, including the labour market, and gives them an insight into how the statistics behind the analysis are produced and interpreted. ELMR is released monthly and includes some regional / sub-regional analysis and breakdowns. The latest edition for May includes an article comparing the Office for National Statistics’ two main measures of joblessness – unemployment and the claimant count. Most of the differences between them are accounted for by women. The unemployment level for working-age men is less than 50 per cent higher than the claimant count, but for women it is three times higher….
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Within the region, there are a number of other local and sectoral observatories and information networks in operation. Through SERON, we aim to bring all these together and provide the oportunity to learn from each other, share best practice and move forward with a common agenda – improving the data and intelligence available to the South East. Papers from the SERON meetings are available here….
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One of the key recommendations of the Allsopp Review published in 2004, was the creation of a ‘Regional Statistical Presence’ for the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Since April 2007 this has been implemented in each of the nine English regions with two new posts being established. In the South East I would like to introduce myself, Peggy Causer, and my colleague Neil Park. We are based in Guildford, located with the South East of England Information Network (SEE-iN). We are here to assist you to better understand the statistical picture of your area; provide guidance on official data available; work with local partners to improve the quality of business information and to act as a focus for intelligence gathering and feedback between ONS and their customers. In order to understand more about our region, we are trying to meet with as many different users and suppliers of information as possible, participate in intelligence or research groups and collect information. If you would like meet or have a point of view to share, please do get in touch. I cannot guarantee we will know the answers to all your questions, but we might know a person who does. We can…
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A major development for the SEE-iN website is now available. With the support of SEEDA and ESF we are pleased to launch the SEE-iN Data Hub. Through the Data Hub we will: Provide online access to aver 120 data sets at national, regional and local geogrpahy; Enable the mapping, charting, tabulating and downloading of data; Produce combination reports with the data you choose; Enable users to add their own data into the Data Hub and share it with others….
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The South East Plan is the Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East. It is a document that sets out changes needed to improve the quality of life in the South East England region over the next 20 years. The South East England Regional Assembly were tasked by the Deputy Prime Minister to produce this new document to replace current planning guidance issued by Government, called Regional Planning Guidance 9 (RPG9). Key topics covered in the Plan are housing, transport, employment and the environment. The draft South East Plan was submitted to Government on 31 March 2006, and has been through an extensive examination in public. To ensure that the policies and programmes included in the draft South East Plan are based on the latest available data, the Assembly undertook research on a wide range of different topics. The South East Plan itself, and more general information about the process may be accessed here….
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This page provides access to research produced on the South East in support of key regional strategies. If you are a first time visitor, or new to research concerning the South East, you may be interested to take a look at this research before consulting more specific work that has been carried out via the ‘Research Database’ link on the left menu. Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2016 The Framework within which every Regional Development Agency (RDA) works is the Regional Economic Strategy (RES). This Strategy is produced every three to four years in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders and defines the region’s priorities and targets for the work of all the partners in its delivery – public, private and voluntary. The first Annual Monitoring Report was published in October 2007. The original Evidence Base paper underpinning the latest Regional Economic Strategy is designed to identify from the available evidence the most pressing challenges facing the South East across a number of key economic themes. The accompanying ‘Technical Paper 1: Intervention Framework’ may also be of interest: this outlines the major areas where inefficiencies resulting from market failures lead to less than optimal outcomes for economic agents or society as…
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The South East England Intelligence Network (SEE-iN) is the Regional Observatory for the South East (one of the eight regional observatories covering England). As a partnership organisation, SEE-iN receives support from 6 regional partners. The network provides a forum for partners to consider issues relating to regional intelligence. What are our objectives? The key objective of the network is to provide access to the intelligence necessary to support evidence-based policy development in the region. Through this website, users can access key regional and national resources including relevant data and content such as topical news, information and reports. SEE-iN also works to facilitate a coordinated approach to research within the South East region and encourages the wider sharing of data and intelligence. What area does SEE-iN cover? SEE-iN covers the county and unitary authority areas within the South East region: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex. The region includes 12 unitary authorities and 55 district/borough councils….
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